Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 15 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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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 9PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)--
Afternoon (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)151414141315121315141413131312121212121211181816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1571481381348173788115515014012812611976757346434539575790
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
0
NNE
0
WNW
0
SSW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
NW
5
NE
0
S
5
W
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
0
E
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:43PM
1.48
7:07AM
2.21
9:10PM
1.51
7:42AM
2.28
9:37PM
1.54
8:16AM
2.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
0.28
12:50AM
1.18
2:33PM
0.20
1:27AM
1.13
3:04PM
0.15
2:01AM
1.09
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset-5:05-------5:06-------5:07------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232121201919192021222121212021222323232222212122
Feels °C (?)212020191818181818191818191818192019191819181819
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