Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay Surf Break

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Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay

Lat Long: 33.54° N 117.78° W

Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay Surf Photo: 'Gold dust.' by Nate O.

Issued: 4 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay sea temperature is

23.0°C

4.2°

Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NNE	N	W	W
	14 s	cross- off	4 s	5 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	NE	NNE	W	SSE
	13 s	off	3 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	N		WNW	SSE
	13 s	glass		13 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	N	N	W	WNW
	12 s	cross- off	3 s	13 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	N	NW	W	SSE
	12 s	cross- off	6 s	12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	NNE	NNW	W	SSE
	12 s	glass	2 s	12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 31 December at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	N		W	SSE
	12 s	glass		12 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	NE		SSE	W
	11 s	glass		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	E		SSE	W
	11 s	off		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSW	E	ESE	SSE	W
	11 s	cross- off	2 s	11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	ESE	ESE	SSE	SE
	11 s	glass	3 s	11 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	WSW		SSE	SE
	11 s	glass		11 s	3 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NW		SSE	W
	11 s	glass		11 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNW		SSE	SSW
	10 s	glass		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 January at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNE		SSE	W
	10 s	glass		10 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 January at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	N		SSE	SSW
	10 s	glass		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 January at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNE		SSE	SSW
	10 s	glass		10 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 January at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 13 minutes before high water (at high ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.2m (7.3 ft). Range 2.55m (8.4 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Laguna Beach - South Crescent Bay Surf Photo: 'Gold dust.' by Nate O.

Sick evening at crescent it was perfect because the sand was sucking up on almost every wave which gives it the gold look.

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User: Nate O. (2 photos)

Country: United States (4079 photos)

Photo taken at: 5:49 am 1 Jan 2015

Alex
love it when the waves are small but not to small that's my kind of wave