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Surfside Jetty Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Surfside Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Surfside Jetty today?
The current surf forecast for Surfside Jetty at 7PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Surfside Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | |
119 | 106 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 65 | 92 | 74 | 61 | 60 | 78 | 80 | 86 | 108 | 171 | 166 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:35PM1.36m | 00:08AM1.89m | 1:01AM1.79m | 6:00PM1.50m | 2:17AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM1.35m | 8:33AM0.56m | 9:34AM0.59m | 8:48PM1.46m | 10:27AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 |
 kJ | 119 | 106 | 97 | 99 | 41 | 44 | 35 | 36 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 65 | 92 | 74 | 61 | 60 | 52 | 73 | 86 | 108 | 108 | 103 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 84 | 171 | 166 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | WNW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 11 | 33 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 504 | 94 | 46 | 42 | 1 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 180 | 94 | 66 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 141 | 141 | 30 | 11 | 31 | 24 |
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