Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 16 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


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Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)171616161616161615151515151515141414141413181813
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)476469463457457452421400370292309309309305305218215207149147878786139
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
NNW
0
SE
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
0
WNW
5
WSW
0
NW
0
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
1.82
8:41AM
2.13
9:29PM
1.94
9:21AM
2.10
9:53PM
2.06
10:03AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41AM
0.79
3:14PM
0.31
3:19AM
0.63
3:39PM
0.38
3:59AM
0.49
4:06PM
0.49
Mon
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----6:58-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------7:00-------7:00-------7:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212121212426262624262323242526252322222222252524
Feels °C (?)202021212324232422252322232324232221212121232322
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