
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Ana River Jetties today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 20s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Ana River Jetties at 8AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Santa Ana River Jetties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
218 | 215 | 156 | 163 | 158 | 139 | 156 | 149 | 184 | 148 | 101 | 95 | 87 | 154 | 252 | 316 | 207 | 207 | 150 | 143 | 177 | 208 | 173 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.60m | 7:59PM2.47m | 9:43AM1.70m | 8:48PM2.49m | 10:17AM1.79m | 9:34PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.01m | 1:43PM1.05m | 3:14AM-0.06m | 2:36PM0.93m | 3:52AM-0.06m | 3:26PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
218 | 215 | 156 | 163 | 158 | 139 | 156 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 101 | 95 | 87 | 154 | 252 | 316 | 207 | 207 | 150 | 143 | 177 | 208 | 173 | 261 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 149 | 184 | 148 | 95 | 33 | 82 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 11 |
23 | 23 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 39 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 50 | 54 | 75 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 46 | 23 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 18 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 105 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 82 | 21 | 18 | 39 | 0 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 82 | 21 |
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