Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.54° N 117.78° W

Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay sea temperature is
20.8° C
1.8° 

Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay today (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay at 2AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
SW
16
0.9
S
13
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
11
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
91
85
89
206
277
358
350
342
278
411
397
316
308
248
258
261
326
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
0
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:01AM1.74m
2:18PM1.86m
2:07AM1.48m
3:05PM1.88m
Low Tide
7:21PM0.95m
7:31AM0.58m
8:39PM0.94m
8:06AM0.79m
10:10PM0.88m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
22
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
21
22
21
20
21
22
21
21
22
21
21
22
22
22
23
22
23
23
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