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: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay sea temperature is
21.7°C
3.2° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Evening (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
334
301
301
236
395
544
544
539
511
609
713
713
713
705
689
627
604
705
590
582
575
575
679
722
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
ESE
0
SE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:19PM1.82m
1:26PM1.71m
7:11AM1.48m
3:13PM1.65m
Low Tide
9:04PM0.66m
10:27PM0.65m
9:51AM1.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
28
27
27
31
33
33
31
30
29
28
27
29
28
27
27
26
25
25
24
25
25
25
24
23
Feels °C
24
22
22
26
27
28
26
26
25
23
24
26
25
24
25
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
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