Surfside Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 29 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 6AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
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 Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
2 PM
5 PM
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
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
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.5
W
5
0.3
S
11
0.2
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
34
34
33
33
33
33
33
33
59
124
127
94
55
38
51
24
19
28
29
29
15
21
30
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
S
10
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:40PM2.18m
9:35AM1.69m
9:03PM2.21m
10:17AM1.64m
9:28PM2.22m
10:59AM1.57m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.36m
2:51PM0.87m
3:59AM0.29m
3:16PM0.97m
4:34AM0.27m
3:41PM1.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:03
6:03
6:01
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7:34
7:35
7:36
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
16
15
14
14
15
15
14
13
14
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
16
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.5
W
4
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
6
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.1
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
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
9
9
12
24
33
33
25
24
22
59
124
127
94
55
38
26
24
19
20
14
13
13
21
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
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
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
36
34
34
33
33
33
33
33
33
32
29
29
28
28
17
28
17
17
28
29
29
9
14
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
11
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
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WNW
12
Energy kJ
17
9
9
14
31
31
14
14
15
16
8
8
8
11
8
12
12
7
7
17
16
15
6
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
13
51
13
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
42
32
31
31
31
31
148
99
32
31
31
31
31
31
141
141
24
24
66
1
1
221
180
142
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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