Surfside Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am 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 1PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (23 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 Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
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
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
251
326
326
248
161
153
150
209
209
205
148
144
134
127
125
128
104
87
85
84
83
77
73
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
glassy
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:05AM2.00m
5:41PM1.58m
3:40AM1.88m
6:25PM1.71m
5:09AM1.83m
6:59PM1.84m
Low Tide
10:09AM0.35m
9:56PM1.35m
11:16AM0.38m
11:36PM1.20m
12:09PM0.41m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:11
6:11
6:09
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7:29
7:30
7:30
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
18
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
16
15
15
14
14
16
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
14
14
14
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
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
Energy kJ
159
138
93
76
60
161
153
150
41
71
78
80
61
134
127
125
125
87
87
85
84
83
77
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.6
W
7
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
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
Energy kJ
249
251
326
326
248
25
25
32
209
209
205
148
144
13
14
44
13
44
44
43
39
38
38
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
W
14
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
0.2
W
14
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
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
0.2
W
17
Energy kJ
41
41
24
16
12
15
12
25
33
32
32
15
21
21
22
24
20
7
7
7
7
7
7
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
5
0.9
W
5
Energy kJ
56
42
97
59
71
112
128
104
75
57
41
38
31
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
1
30
31
141
141
57
32
31
31
31
31
31
148
71
46
66
66
31
141
476
476
205
148
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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