Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay surf break

Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 2026 PDT
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Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay at 12AM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

Table - waves today at Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
S
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)201919191918181818171717171616161616161614141422
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)373480470460450422399318300297297399385337259248248248245250210156153153
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
5
W
5
SE
0
SE
0
ESE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
W
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
1.73
8:27PM
1.48
5:51AM
1.82
8:28PM
1.54
6:42AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
0.69
12:54PM
0.57
12:01AM
1.37
1:29PM
0.46
12:51AM
1.25
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise------7:05-------7:03-------7:03-
Sunset-6:54-------6:55-------6:57------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161817182021222528292424232223242524212020181819
Feels °C (?)131615171919202224252122222121222222201818171717
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