Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Ana River Jetties today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Ana River Jetties at 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Santa Ana River Jetties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 91 | 85 | 89 | 206 | 277 | 358 | 350 | 342 | 278 | 411 | 397 | 316 | 308 | 248 | 258 | 261 | 326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:03AM1.74m | 2:19PM1.87m | 2:08AM1.48m | 3:06PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.95m | 7:32AM0.57m | 8:41PM0.94m | 8:08AM0.79m | 10:11PM0.88m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 94 | 88 | 85 | 82 | 110 | 277 | 358 | 287 | 221 | 217 | 411 | 397 | 316 | 308 | 195 | 146 | 151 | 326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | S 11 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 170 | 91 | 65 | 89 | 206 | 235 | 158 | 350 | 342 | 278 | 7 | 8 | 146 | 8 | 248 | 258 | 261 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | S 14 | W 6 | W 6 | S 10 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 5 | SSE 14 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 5 | 6 | 60 | 11 | 11 | 73 | 6 | 66 | 40 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 55 | 35 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 18 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 519 | 129 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 159 | 105 | 28 | 12 |
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