
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Ana River Jetties today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Ana River Jetties at 3AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Santa Ana River Jetties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
404 | 497 | 497 | 644 | 522 | 498 | 437 | 559 | 651 | 539 | 525 | 430 | 506 | 382 | 387 | 440 | 525 | 452 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:08AM1.25m | 3:16PM1.99m | 7:15AM1.38m | 4:48PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.58m | 7:07AM1.25m | 11:40PM0.44m | 10:03AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
404 | 497 | 497 | 644 | 522 | 498 | 437 | 559 | 651 | 539 | 525 | 430 | 506 | 361 | 361 | 440 | 511 | 430 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
38 | 29 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 108 | 167 | 165 | 207 | 236 | 239 | 299 | 361 | 382 | 387 | 392 | 525 | 452 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | W 6 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | W 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | S 10 |
57 | 64 | 17 | 36 | 66 | 15 | 92 | 44 | 7 | 57 | 58 | 41 | 3 | 49 | 47 | 68 | 3 | 70 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 18 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 42 | 129 | 21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 129 | 105 | 35 | 12 |
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