Surfside Jetty surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 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
17.3° C
(Which is 2.6°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 7PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

Table - waves today at Surfside Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)181818181716161616161616161615151515101010141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154152152150145133129127127125124124122121116110107104988281818153
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
0
SSW
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
N
5
NNW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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on
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on
cross-
on
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High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
1.31
2:14AM
2.01
6:37PM
1.43
3:54AM
1.96
7:15PM
1.57
5:26AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
1.29
10:39AM
0.44
9:19PM
1.39
11:57AM
0.37
11:32PM
1.30
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:47-
Sunset-7:06-------7:07-------7:07------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181816161616162022202017171718222222211919191821
Feels °C (?)171716161717172020172017181718211920201819191820
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