Salt Creek Heroins surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
18.1° C
(Which is 3.2°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 Monday (Mar 23) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. 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 0.6m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Mar 24) at 5PM. 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 (Mon 23rd Mar)1.5ft (0.4m) 13s
Best Surf 8PM (Mon 23rd Mar)1.5ft (0.5m) 19s
Most Powerful 5PM (Tue 24th Mar)2ft (0.6m) 18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)13212020191818181716161615151414141413136
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8811567971841661542072001271711661101041038182817010168
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
SW
10
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SE
5
W
10
WSW
0
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38PM
1.49
12:04AM
2.19
2:04PM
1.33
12:56AM
2.10
4:36PM
1.30
2:10AM
1.99
6:36PM
1.42
3:51AM
1.94
7:12PM
1.55
5:23AM
1.96
7:41PM
1.68
6:32AM
2.02
8:08PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30PM
0.96
7:32AM
0.42
6:01PM
1.12
8:59AM
0.46
6:43PM
1.28
10:37AM
0.44
9:15PM
1.38
11:54AM
0.37
11:29PM
1.29
12:50PM
0.30
12:41AM
1.12
1:32PM
0.27
1:33AM
0.93
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise6:52--6:50--6:48--6:48--6:47--6:45--6:43--
Sunset-7:02--7:04--7:05--7:05--7:06--7:07--7:07-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------
Temp. °C181818202019212019212120212119212121222321
Feels °C (?)171818202019212020212020211918202020212119
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
submit an eyeball surf report

Quick surf report for Salt Creek Heroins:

join our community of surf reporters

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Salt Creek Heroins surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


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).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Salt Creek Heroins may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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.

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest