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Salt Creek Heroins surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
18.1° C
 (Which is 2.7°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 5PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s

Table - waves today at Salt Creek Heroins. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.8
W
6
1
W
7
1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
46
46
46
41
65
40
40
39
39
38
37
36
35
55
33
54
54
36
33
33
54
102
104
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
0
NNW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
E
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:04AM1.76m
8:13PM2.11m
8:49AM1.72m
8:37PM2.17m
9:31AM1.68m
9:00PM2.20m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.64m
2:46AM0.47m
2:22PM0.75m
3:21AM0.36m
2:48PM0.86m
3:55AM0.29m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:05
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:03
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:03
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:01
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—
—
—
7:30
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:31
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:31
—
—
—
7:32
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
14
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
15
13
13
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
15
14
14
13
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.3
SW
15
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.8
W
6
1
W
7
1
W
7
Energy kJ
12
8
25
25
25
65
7
13
15
15
14
37
13
7
13
24
38
38
36
26
19
54
102
104
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
W
9
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
25
25
46
46
41
24
40
40
38
38
38
9
36
35
55
33
54
54
33
33
14
32
29
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
28
46
28
42
20
20
22
38
39
39
38
23
9
9
9
14
31
31
14
14
33
16
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
4
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
W
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
—
—
7
7
7
5
—
—
—
—
—
14
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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(10 max)
1
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Distance (km)
0
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0
11
0
72
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139
0
0
0
0
46
71
220
189
0
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46
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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1
1
1
1
2
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Rating
(10 max)
2
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2
2
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(10 max)
5
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