Santa Ana River Jetties surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am 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 4PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
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
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)121212121111131313131313131313131218181818111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)302928272323353417171717141717171431616161414094
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
NNW
0
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:20PM
1.21
3:29AM
2.06
6:20PM
1.30
4:38AM
2.18
7:20PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:08AM
0.70
8:02PM
1.09
11:29AM
0.48
9:37PM
1.19
12:29PM
0.26
11:07PM
1.19
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thu
29
Sunrise6:52-------6:50-------6:50-------
Sunset---5:15-------5:16-------5:17----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171718181818171716161818171616161616181919181818
Feels °C (?)131414141414131212111312131413141313141515141413
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