Surf Forecasts:
Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period, S swell with 701 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay in the next 16 days are 1.3m 14s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s look at what’s cooking at Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay. It’s a beach and reef setup that holds waves pretty consistently, but the next sixteen days are a classic story: one little pulse of swell, then a long, flat spell.
We start on Tuesday afternoon, July 28th, with a solid groundswell from the SSW. Swell height is about 3ft, with a period of 17 seconds – that’s real deep-ocean energy rolling in. The water is 72°, which feels much warmer than normal for this time of year. The combined energy is moderate (787). Wind is light and cross-on at 6 mph, so it’s surfable, but has a bit of a bump.
Wednesday morning, July 29th, is a little smaller, 3ft from the same SSW, still with that nice 16-second period. Wind is a clean cross-shore at 9 mph. The best session of the whole run is Wednesday afternoon. The swell picks to 4ft, direction holds SSW, period stays at 16 seconds, and the energy jumps to 937 (moderate to strong). Wind stays light cross-on at 6 mph. That’s the one to be out for – the most power of the window.
Thursday the 30th, we get 4ft swell from the S with a 14-second period, but by the afternoon the wind goes onshore and the waves turn poor. From Friday, July 31st, through to Sunday, August 9th, it’s a bust. Swell drops to 1ft and smaller, the wind is onshore or crappy cross-on, and the energy numbers are in the low hundreds. That’s ten straight days of nothing to ride.
Toward the second week of August, from the 8th onward, we see the swell try to build back to 2ft or 3ft, but the wind turns onshore or moderate cross-on, and the energy stays weak (under 400). The quality just isn't there.
Your one and only highlight is Wednesday afternoon, July 29th. That’s the day with the most size, longest period, and decent conditions. Everything else is a long stretch of small, blown-out summer junk. Not much to write home about.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 580 | 651 | 392 | 575 | 422 | 701 | 644 | 435 | 618 | 453 | 424 | 195 | 189 | 85 | 64 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 66 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:06PM2.25m | 10:46AM1.59m | 9:39PM2.24m | 11:12AM1.63m | 10:12PM2.18m | 11:37AM1.68m | 10:45PM2.07m | 12:03PM1.73m | 11:21PM1.91m | 12:31PM1.79m | 00:02AM1.72m | 1:03PM1.85m | 00:54AM1.51m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:54PM1.08m | 4:18AM0.19m | 3:30PM1.03m | 4:46AM0.21m | 4:06PM1.00m | 5:12AM0.27m | 4:46PM0.97m | 5:36AM0.36m | 5:29PM0.95m | 6:00AM0.49m | 6:19PM0.93m | 6:25AM0.63m | 7:21PM0.91m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 580 | 651 | 392 | 575 | 422 | 701 | 644 | 435 | 618 | 453 | 424 | 114 | 189 | 85 | 33 | 26 | 34 | 35 | 30 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 13 | S 10 | W 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 276 | 360 | 341 | 392 | 13 | 11 | 187 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 195 | 70 | 19 | 47 | 31 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 6 | — | — | W 21 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 188 | 22 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 23 | 2 | 11 | — | — | 9 | 44 | 21 | 64 | 64 | 44 | 28 | 24 | 66 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 0 | 64 | 109 | 25 | 65 | 109 | 10 | 65 | 109 | 0 | 64 | 109 | 57 | 64 | 64 | 57 | 64 | 109 | 0 |
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