Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Ana River Jetties today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Ana River Jetties at 2AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Santa Ana River Jetties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 448 | 480 | 340 | 306 | 302 | 378 | 493 | 487 | 532 | 525 | 525 | 512 | 434 | 491 | 424 | 495 | 459 | 454 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:01PM1.81m | 9:45AM2.21m | 10:44PM1.69m | 10:11AM2.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.74m | 4:31PM0.30m | 3:59AM0.87m | 5:10PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 26 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 448 | 480 | 340 | 306 | 282 | 378 | 264 | 217 | 117 | 525 | 525 | 512 | 434 | 491 | 405 | 334 | 334 | 405 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | WSW 6 | S 9 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 264 | 113 | 116 | 114 | 302 | 298 | 371 | 259 | 532 | 66 | 55 | 395 | 432 | 432 | 424 | 495 | 459 | 454 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 17 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 20 | S 8 | S 8 | W 15 | S 8 | S 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 52 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 23 | 46 | 493 | 487 | 151 | 81 | 221 | 33 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 13 | 22 | 178 | 149 | 117 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 34 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 20 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 105 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 154 | 515 | 519 | 516 | 177 | 129 | 129 | 105 | 105 | 129 | 179 | 82 |
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