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Surfside Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.2° C
 (Which is 1.6°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: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)--
Afternoon (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313171716161616151515151414141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44444410156538583477877757215370686292908784785049
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
N
10
NE
5
SSE
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		onglassglassglassoffglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24AM
1.76
12:41AM
1.85
12:22PM
1.52
1:26AM
1.92
1:55PM
1.30
2:23AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:56PM
0.59
6:55AM
0.96
6:28PM
0.76
8:28AM
0.88
7:06PM
0.94
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset-5:14-------5:15-------5:15------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161615151414141415151414151515161717171716161616
Feels °C (?)151414141313121213131213141312121414151513131212
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