Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay at 12AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
250 | 185 | 182 | 164 | 174 | 270 | 267 | 249 | 175 | 212 | 240 | 464 | 742 | 751 | 629 | 601 | 545 | 635 | 627 | 620 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:20PM2.17m | 10:19AM1.82m | 9:55PM2.09m | 10:42AM1.90m | 10:32PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17PM0.85m | 4:02AM0.29m | 3:54PM0.77m | 4:26AM0.38m | 4:33PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
250 | 185 | 182 | 133 | 123 | 90 | 83 | 249 | 56 | 53 | 240 | 464 | 742 | 751 | 629 | 601 | 545 | 635 | 627 | 620 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | S 8 | S 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 |
103 | 103 | 100 | 164 | 174 | 270 | 267 | 80 | 175 | 212 | 50 | 34 | 21 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 32 | 78 | 102 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 12 | SW 18 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
87 | 45 | 80 | 9 | 93 | 88 | 62 | 58 | 48 | 89 | 49 | 33 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | 176 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 100 | 22 | 45 | 18 | 0 | 22 | 65 | 67 | 182 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 5 | 22 | 65 | 109 | 109 | 19 | 25 |
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