Surfside Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 01 May 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (01 May)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.6
W
6
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
38
27
28
23
17
28
29
18
15
14
30
25
50
51
51
25
25
62
55
54
42
42
42
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:17AM1.64m
9:28PM2.22m
10:59AM1.57m
9:55PM2.20m
11:44AM1.50m
10:24PM2.15m
Low Tide
3:16PM0.97m
4:34AM0.27m
3:41PM1.06m
5:11AM0.30m
4:06PM1.14m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:03
6:01
6:01
6:01
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7:35
7:36
7:36
7:37
Temp °C
15
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
16
16
16
16
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
13
13
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.6
W
4
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
57
38
27
18
17
17
17
19
13
13
9
21
12
50
6
6
7
8
62
55
54
42
42
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
28
28
17
28
12
3
28
29
18
9
14
30
25
21
51
51
18
18
18
17
8
8
8
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
S
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
8
11
8
12
8
7
17
17
16
15
6
14
21
14
20
19
25
25
11
11
31
31
31
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
Energy kJ
23
14
13
9
9
9
15
20
35
29
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
31
31
53
148
66
46
42
30
1
142
504
99
30
53
1
24
118
121
991
180
71
71
46
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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