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Salt Creek Heroins Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Salt Creek Heroins surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Salt Creek Heroins surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Salt Creek Heroins sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Salt Creek Heroins today?
The current surf forecast for Salt Creek Heroins at 9AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Salt Creek Heroins. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | |
254 | 251 | 251 | 326 | 248 | 161 | 153 | 155 | 209 | 209 | 155 | 153 | 148 | 134 | 130 | 109 | 126 | 130 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 75 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:01AM1.98m | 5:39PM1.56m | 3:37AM1.86m | 6:22PM1.69m | 5:06AM1.82m | 6:56PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.35m | 9:53PM1.34m | 11:13AM0.38m | 11:33PM1.19m | 12:06PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 15 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 131 | 116 | 97 | 61 | 61 | 45 | 43 | 155 | 209 | 43 | 61 | 64 | 49 | 45 | 130 | 74 | 104 | 88 | 63 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 75 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 254 | 251 | 251 | 326 | 248 | 161 | 153 | 32 | 23 | 209 | 155 | 153 | 148 | 134 | 20 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 24 | 16 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 109 | 126 | 130 | — | 47 | 44 | 32 | 29 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 102 | 102 | 98 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 189 | 112 | 5 | 102 | 102 | 71 | 102 | 517 | 517 | 246 | 189 |
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