Surfside Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 23 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
18.1° C
(Which is 3.1°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 12AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s

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 Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
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)
0.7
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
1.1
W
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
161
153
150
209
209
205
148
144
134
127
125
125
95
87
85
84
83
77
73
46
56
61
52
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:41PM1.58m
3:40AM1.88m
6:25PM1.71m
5:09AM1.83m
6:59PM1.84m
6:20AM1.81m
Low Tide
9:56PM1.35m
11:16AM0.38m
11:36PM1.20m
12:09PM0.41m
00:41AM1.00m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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7:29
7:30
7:30
7:30
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
15
15
14
13
14
14
16
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.6
S
14
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
Energy kJ
60
161
153
32
39
73
78
78
60
134
127
125
125
87
87
85
84
83
77
73
46
46
46
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
16
0.2
W
13
0.3
WNW
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
Energy kJ
248
25
25
150
209
209
205
148
144
13
14
44
13
49
44
43
39
38
38
37
37
41
41
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
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
Energy kJ
12
15
12
25
33
32
32
31
21
21
22
39
20
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
17
17
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
4
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
Energy kJ
58
43
94
57
58
94
104
95
76
59
41
28
24
22
42
56
61
52
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
148
141
57
31
31
31
31
31
31
71
57
54
66
59
66
141
504
504
190
57
57
57
57
141
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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