Surfside Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Surfside Jetty surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Surfside Jetty sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Surfside Jetty today?

The current surf forecast for Surfside Jetty at 4AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (24 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (24 May)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

Table - waves today at Surfside Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
203
166
164
160
148
191
139
136
127
121
142
329
329
373
453
437
371
357
273
326
322
322
322
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:27PM1.82m
4:42AM1.64m
6:06PM1.93m
6:01AM1.57m
6:38PM2.02m
7:09AM1.54m
Low Tide
11:20PM1.08m
11:14AM0.59m
00:28AM0.88m
11:58AM0.71m
1:20AM0.69m
12:36PM0.82m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
14
13
13
14
13
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Energy kJ
169
203
166
164
160
148
191
103
103
102
102
142
329
329
373
453
437
371
357
273
326
322
322
322
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.7
W
5
0.2
S
9
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
24
22
21
21
20
20
20
139
136
127
121
103
15
15
15
15
15
7
7
7
7
28
6
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.1
W
7
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.2
S
9
0.1
W
13
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
8
2
2
2
37
73
1
20
19
17
16
16
2
2
4
4
4
4
7
7
7
6
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
10
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
Energy kJ
3
3
1
17
2
6
10
8
8
5
5
5
10
18
23
27
28
28
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
7
Distance (km)
71
40
19
1
57
655
148
141
141
48
48
40
46
985
1444
141
57
66
59
74
31
31
31
1106
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
9
3
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Surfside Jetty surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest