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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 Tuesday 05 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| 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 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 | |
84 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 158 | 162 | 164 | 164 | 119 | 106 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 51 | 51 | 47 | 61 | 72 | 72 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:45PM1.37m | 11:29PM1.99m | 3:35PM1.36m | 00:08AM1.89m | 1:01AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM1.28m | 7:32AM0.51m | 4:55PM1.35m | 8:33AM0.56m | 9:34AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 84 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 40 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 119 | 106 | 97 | 99 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 51 | 51 | 30 | 61 | 72 | 72 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 158 | 162 | 164 | 164 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | WNW 12 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 49 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 59 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 34 | 39 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 504 | 71 | 57 | 48 | 31 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 141 | 46 | 43 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 31 | 148 | 86 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 31 | 31 |
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