Santa Ana River Jetties surf break

Santa Ana River Jetties surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 PDT
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Santa Ana River Jetties surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Santa Ana River Jetties sea temperature is
17.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Santa Ana River Jetties today?

The current surf forecast for Santa Ana River Jetties at 3PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Santa Ana River Jetties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
1
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)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.8
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
54
33
33
33
32
60
104
80
57
30
28
28
28
28
31
31
31
25
30
51
65
50
50
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:33AM1.68m
9:02PM2.20m
10:15AM1.62m
9:26PM2.21m
10:57AM1.56m
9:53PM2.18m
Low Tide
2:49PM0.86m
3:57AM0.29m
3:15PM0.96m
4:32AM0.27m
3:39PM1.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:03
6:03
6:01
6:01
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7:34
7:34
7:35
7:36
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
15
15
15
17
17
15
15
17
16
15
14
14
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.8
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.1
SW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
W
5
Energy kJ
25
16
16
16
16
16
60
104
80
57
30
28
18
15
16
14
14
9
6
30
9
8
50
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
54
54
33
33
33
32
29
29
28
28
17
17
28
28
28
28
29
29
9
9
51
65
5
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
SW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
31
31
14
14
15
16
8
8
8
11
11
12
12
12
7
31
31
31
25
6
9
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
Energy kJ
9
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
42
191
159
35
42
42
23
23
42
129
129
23
2
39
13
2
191
516
179
109
84
47
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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