Surfside Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 28 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
17.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 10PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s

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 Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
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)
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.8
W
6
0.3
SW
14
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
46
41
40
40
40
39
38
38
23
36
34
34
33
33
44
33
60
74
88
143
117
73
51
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:17PM2.13m
8:53AM1.74m
8:40PM2.18m
9:35AM1.69m
9:03PM2.21m
10:17AM1.64m
Low Tide
1:57PM0.65m
2:50AM0.47m
2:25PM0.76m
3:24AM0.36m
2:51PM0.87m
3:59AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:05
6:03
6:03
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7:32
7:32
7:34
7:35
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
13
14
15
15
14
15
14
15
14
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
15
15
14
15
14
13
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
16
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
Energy kJ
44
25
25
40
17
21
21
14
13
21
9
11
20
31
32
44
33
24
25
88
143
117
73
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
46
46
41
25
40
40
38
38
38
23
36
34
34
33
33
33
33
33
13
32
29
29
28
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
13
26
20
20
23
39
39
21
21
17
17
9
9
14
31
31
14
14
33
16
8
8
8
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
Energy kJ
7
7
7
8
13
12
60
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
504
181
46
48
30
1
31
31
504
142
42
31
31
31
31
31
31
99
34
31
31
31
31
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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