Santa Ana River Jetties surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 20 Feb 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 1.9°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: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (20 Feb)1ft (0.3m)14s

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

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.3
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)87777771313131313131313121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31916894573837363535171717171716151515151515141414
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NE
5
ENE
0
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
1.85
11:07PM
2.01
11:24AM
1.62
11:44PM
2.03
12:31PM
1.39
12:30AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
0.68
4:42PM
0.57
5:32AM
0.67
5:08PM
0.75
6:39AM
0.67
5:36PM
0.93
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise6:31-------6:30-------6:28-------
Sunset---5:39-------5:40-------5:42----
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111113131313131212131616161615151617202119192019
Feels °C (?)881089111099101411121311121213151514161715
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