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 Thursday 16 Apr 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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.2°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 5AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)161717171713151616161515151414151414141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19521214914692101246253253253186128167165218222165163160154145143143141
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SW
15
W
15
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSE
5
SSW
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassonononglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
2.30
10:00AM
1.80
9:40PM
2.39
10:53AM
1.69
10:16PM
2.42
11:52AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:49AM
0.21
3:24PM
0.73
4:36AM
0.11
3:57PM
0.86
5:26AM
0.09
4:33PM
0.99
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:18-------6:16-------6:16---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:23-------7:23
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161618181918171717171920201918181818191919
Feels °C (?)151514141416161716161717171818181918171717171617
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