Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay surf break

Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.8° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (07 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.3
SSW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.2
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)11111110991357788999987131313161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)858479474340345911412415660860732638621010553353535858448
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
E
10
SE
0
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
N
5
SSW
10
W
15
NW
30
NW
5
NE
5
NW
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassonononglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffoffoffglassonglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:23AM
1.71
11:21AM
1.95
1:08AM
1.74
12:13PM
1.68
1:55AM
1.78
1:19PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:32AM
1.07
6:20PM
0.40
6:43AM
1.09
6:56PM
0.61
8:10AM
1.06
7:32PM
0.81
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise--6:56-------6:56-------6:56-----
Sunset-----4:58-------4:59-------5:00--
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C171515161616161515151515161817151413131517171616
Feels °C (?)16141316141314151515131181514109981113131211
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