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Santa Ana River Jetties surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.4° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 5AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (27 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)111113131313131313131313121818181818111015141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232335341717171714171717143161616131585577261293284
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
10
W
20
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
0
NNE
5
NNW
0
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		crossoffglasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
1.21
3:29AM
2.06
6:20PM
1.30
4:38AM
2.18
7:20PM
1.42
5:41AM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
1.09
11:29AM
0.48
9:37PM
1.19
12:29PM
0.26
11:07PM
1.19
1:18PM
0.08
Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset-------5:16-------5:17-------5:19
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201917171717191817171616161718191918181818192222
Feels °C (?)161513131412141213141414131515151514141413141816
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