Surfside Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 30 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Surfside Jetty today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 22s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Surfside Jetty at 10AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (30 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (30 May)1.5ft (0.4m)22s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
22
0.7
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
105
108
111
110
102
186
183
181
397
374
346
339
336
336
572
531
373
364
491
486
480
569
556
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:21AM1.53m
9:01PM2.23m
11:02AM1.51m
9:33PM2.22m
11:45AM1.48m
10:07PM2.19m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.25m
2:46PM1.13m
4:24AM0.23m
3:17PM1.16m
5:01AM0.24m
3:48PM1.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:55
7:57
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
18
19
17
17
17
17
17
20
21
21
19
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
15
17
16
17
16
17
17
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
16
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
11
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
W
11
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
Energy kJ
16
30
32
24
26
70
67
65
156
169
142
136
181
336
149
572
531
51
48
491
486
480
569
556
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
22
0.7
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
Energy kJ
105
105
108
111
110
102
186
183
181
397
374
346
339
102
336
47
65
373
364
36
33
25
25
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
SSW
23
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
Energy kJ
42
42
42
41
54
31
61
65
55
42
55
66
102
33
151
19
14
86
87
25
25
48
47
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
Energy kJ
32
32
146
146
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
30
24
31
32
141
141
66
31
24
31
24
31
104
94
71
20
31
11
31
31
649
99
32
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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