
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Ana River Jetties today (03 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Ana River Jetties at 8PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Santa Ana River Jetties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
417 | 417 | 344 | 348 | 353 | 348 | 272 | 264 | 229 | 175 | 175 | 173 | 175 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 125 | 70 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:47PM1.76m | 5:54AM1.97m | 5:51PM1.75m | 6:22AM2.09m | 6:46PM1.73m | 6:49AM2.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11AM0.98m | 11:16PM0.48m | 12:05PM0.76m | 11:55PM0.57m | 12:50PM0.56m | 00:29AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
— | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
417 | 417 | 344 | 348 | 353 | 75 | 47 | 264 | 229 | 41 | 43 | 48 | 50 | 48 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 76 | 57 | 78 | 57 | 57 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 |
30 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 348 | 272 | 33 | 38 | 175 | 175 | 173 | 175 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 131 | 125 | 70 | 67 | 102 | 102 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 21 | W 20 | W 20 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 87 | 78 | 75 | 47 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 53 | 102 | 66 | 66 | 104 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 15 | 28 | 41 | 64 | 115 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 129 | 68 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 82 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 82 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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