Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Ana River Jetties today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Ana River Jetties at 5AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Santa Ana River Jetties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 493 | 679 | 679 | 671 | 561 | 546 | 539 | 532 | 519 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 422 | 417 | 411 | 411 | 334 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:21AM1.43m | 11:07AM2.04m | 1:31AM1.33m | 11:40AM1.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.40m | 4:41AM1.12m | 6:42PM0.50m | 4:54AM1.22m | 7:44PM0.59m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 493 | 679 | 679 | 671 | 561 | 546 | 539 | 532 | 519 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 428 | 422 | 417 | 411 | 411 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 18 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | W 4 |
| kJ | 158 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 9 | S 9 | W 13 | SW 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 25 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 91 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | W 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 82 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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