Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay at 7AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 21 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 96 | 129 | 126 | 124 | 123 | 121 | 165 | 280 | 330 | 333 | 294 | 352 | 276 | 302 | 284 | 315 | 272 | 302 | 1040 | 1048 | 1781 | 1436 | 1156 | 907 | 710 | 570 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:19PM1.43m | 9:38AM2.09m | 00:21AM1.38m | 10:13AM1.99m | 1:47AM1.37m | 10:51AM1.88m | 3:35AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM1.20m | 5:19PM0.39m | 3:40AM1.27m | 6:09PM0.47m | 4:08AM1.34m | 7:05PM0.55m | 5:05AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | — | — | 4:47 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | W 13 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 21 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 84 | 96 | 129 | 74 | 71 | 50 | 85 | 165 | 280 | 330 | 333 | 294 | 352 | 276 | 302 | 284 | 315 | 272 | 302 | 1040 | 1048 | 1781 | 1436 | 1156 | 907 | 710 | 570 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | W 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 96 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 124 | 69 | 121 | 86 | 115 | 153 | 149 | 147 | 226 | 198 | 140 | 138 | 130 | 172 | 123 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 188 | 300 | 269 | 269 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 70 | 126 | 49 | 123 | 67 | 120 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 8 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 62 | 104 | 104 | 103 | 61 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 32 | 49 | 39 | 82 | 130 | 107 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 65 | 109 | 0 | 91 | 22 | 22 | 45 | 64 | 182 | 182 | 105 | 238 | 158 | 91 | 91 | 120 | 157 | 65 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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