Surfside Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
17.8° C
(Which is 2.8°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 6AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
125
125
87
87
85
84
83
77
73
46
46
46
45
48
45
46
46
51
54
40
41
41
56
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:25PM1.71m
5:09AM1.83m
6:59PM1.84m
6:20AM1.81m
7:27PM1.95m
7:18AM1.80m
Low Tide
11:36PM1.20m
12:09PM0.41m
00:41AM1.00m
12:52PM0.47m
1:31AM0.80m
1:27PM0.55m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:30
7:30
7:31
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
13
13
13
13
10
11
11
11
8
9
11
11
10
10
11
10
12
12
12
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
127
125
125
87
87
85
84
83
77
73
46
46
46
45
45
45
46
46
51
54
31
31
41
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
16
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
WNW
14
Energy kJ
14
44
13
44
44
43
39
38
38
37
37
41
41
41
48
24
20
14
32
32
40
41
31
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.2
W
16
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.2
W
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
18
Energy kJ
22
39
20
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
17
17
17
17
9
8
13
34
34
34
22
21
21
56
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
4
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
Energy kJ
42
52
57
76
60
55
39
35
24
27
26
44
46
39
28
36
28
28
29
31
32
25
24
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
71
46
31
31
31
141
504
504
141
57
162
57
57
197
476
1443
205
57
23
23
44
142
141
141
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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