13th Street Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Orange County, USA)

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13th Street Surf Guide

13th Street in Orange County is a sheltered beach break that does not work very often. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach breaks peel to the left. Best around low tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Take care of locals, pollution, rips.

13th Street Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	inconsistent	16.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing 13th Street:

The best conditions reported for surf at 13th Street occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf 13th Street (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing 13th Street with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 3% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 97% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

97%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore 13th Street Location Map

Interactive 13th Street surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to 13th Street is Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to 13th Street is John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA), also in USA, 21 km (13 miles) away.

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13th Street Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 00:43 Local Time

m, °C	Mon		Tue
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	16	16	16	17
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	cross- on

Tides at 13th Street

Current tide and informaton

For Seal Beach, 3 km from 13th Street.

Next High Water: 01:45pm | 1.37m

Next Low Water: 06:38am | 0.43m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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13th Street Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.6 °C) at 13th Street is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (16.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite