Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Santa Ana River Jetties today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Santa Ana River Jetties at 10AM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Santa Ana River Jetties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 511 | 609 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 705 | 689 | 627 | 604 | 705 | 590 | 582 | 575 | 575 | 679 | 722 | 434 | 411 | 405 | 604 | 654 | 662 | 662 | 561 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:28PM1.71m | 7:11AM1.49m | 3:14PM1.65m | 7:01AM1.56m | 4:45PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:28PM0.65m | 9:52AM1.46m | 11:26PM0.61m | 11:35AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 511 | 609 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 705 | 689 | 627 | 604 | 705 | 590 | 582 | 575 | 575 | 679 | 722 | 434 | 411 | 405 | 604 | 654 | 662 | 662 | 561 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 189 | 141 | 141 | 139 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 61 | 60 | 190 | 190 | 72 | 49 | 58 | 230 | 222 | 217 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | NW 12 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | W 15 | S 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 12 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 8 | W 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 4 | 119 | 57 | 57 | 116 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | W 3 | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 39 | 27 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 129 | 82 | 12 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 105 | 28 | 39 |
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