Surfside Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 30 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
S
11
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
33
33
94
100
74
53
38
56
26
20
28
29
18
15
14
30
25
50
51
51
25
25
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:03PM2.21m
10:17AM1.64m
9:28PM2.22m
10:59AM1.57m
9:55PM2.20m
Low Tide
2:51PM0.87m
3:59AM0.29m
3:16PM0.97m
4:34AM0.27m
3:41PM1.06m
5:11AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:03
6:01
6:01
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7:34
7:35
7:36
7:36
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
14
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.3
SW
14
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
6
Energy kJ
23
33
26
33
94
100
74
53
38
26
26
20
20
14
13
13
9
21
8
44
44
10
10
15
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
33
14
33
32
29
29
28
28
17
28
17
17
28
29
18
9
14
30
25
50
51
51
18
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
14
8
15
16
8
8
8
11
8
9
12
7
7
17
16
15
6
14
21
20
20
19
25
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
Energy kJ
24
56
14
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
504
148
31
31
31
31
31
31
141
141
32
24
43
24
1
232
504
142
99
43
48
31
31
232
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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