Salt Creek Heroins surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
17.7° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salt Creek Heroins this week:

The surf forecast for Salt Creek Heroins over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (May 06) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Salt Creek Heroins in the next 16 days are 0.9m 19s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (May 09) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Wed 6th May)2ft (0.6m) 16s
Best Surf 5AM (Wed 6th May)2ft (0.6m) 16s
Most Powerful11PM (Sat 9th May)3ft (0.9m) 19s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salt Creek Heroins over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.3
SW
18
0.8
W
7
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
162
148
99
100
99
50
58
78
81
132
171
398
356
438
229
366
288
193
242
188
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
10
SSW
15
W
5
W
10
SSW
5
SW
15
SE
15
S
10
SW
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SE
10
S
10
S
0
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
SE
15
SSW
10
SSW
glassy
on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:25PM1.97m
3:30PM1.34m
00:04AM1.88m
00:57AM1.77m
5:58PM1.48m
2:14AM1.68m
6:03PM1.57m
3:46AM1.62m
6:16PM1.69m
5:08AM1.60m
6:33PM1.83m
6:16AM1.62m
6:56PM2.00m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.51m
4:48PM1.34m
8:29AM0.56m
9:31AM0.59m
8:43PM1.45m
10:24AM0.59m
10:47PM1.35m
11:08AM0.60m
11:54PM1.16m
11:45AM0.62m
00:42AM0.92m
12:21PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
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7:37
7:37
7:37
7:38
7:39
7:40
7:40
Temp °C
15
16
17
16
17
17
16
17
17
17
18
18
17
19
19
19
21
22
20
19
19
12
15
14
13
16
16
17
16
16
18
17
17
17
19
18
19
20
20
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.8
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
10
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
W
10
0.9
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
Energy kJ
19
162
148
12
25
16
36
58
31
78
55
65
398
94
438
229
366
288
193
242
188
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
5
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
W
10
0.8
SSW
18
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
158
15
8
99
100
99
45
44
78
81
132
171
65
356
64
55
43
47
31
17
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
10
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
10
9
9
59
15
2
50
26
44
26
60
128
17
14
31
28
11
11
26
9
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
71
102
0
71
102
0
71
102
62
71
135
0
71
139
0
102
102
0
72
102
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
1
4
3
3
4
2
2
4
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
5
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
9
8
8
9
6
5
5
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Information about the Salt Creek Heroins Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Salt Creek Heroins provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Salt Creek Heroins can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Salt Creek Heroins surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Salt Creek Heroins) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Salt Creek Heroins is 3 km (2 miles) from the city of Dana Point. If you plan a vacation in Orange County, look for hotels and other accommodation in Dana Point. Dana Point has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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