Surfside Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
16.8° 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 2PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s

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 Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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
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
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
5
1
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
38
38
23
36
34
34
33
33
35
33
52
47
83
156
152
93
55
39
28
24
20
28
29
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:53AM1.74m
8:40PM2.18m
9:35AM1.69m
9:03PM2.21m
10:17AM1.64m
9:28PM2.22m
Low Tide
2:25PM0.76m
3:24AM0.36m
2:51PM0.87m
3:59AM0.29m
3:16PM0.97m
4:34AM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
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7:32
7:34
7:35
7:36
Temp °C
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
15
14
13
12
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
S
11
0.4
W
5
0.3
SW
15
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
1
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
21
14
13
21
8
34
12
23
32
35
25
25
18
83
156
152
93
55
39
27
24
20
19
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
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
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
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
38
38
38
23
9
9
34
33
33
33
33
33
33
32
29
29
28
28
17
28
17
17
28
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
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
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
39
21
21
17
36
17
9
14
31
31
14
14
15
16
8
8
8
11
8
12
12
7
7
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.4
W
4
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
5
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
8
21
6
52
47
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
32
504
180
32
31
31
31
31
31
180
87
40
31
31
31
31
31
141
141
80
57
43
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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