13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 02 May 2026 PDT
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13th Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 13th Street sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 13th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 13th Street at 10AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (02 May)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (02 May)1ft (0.3m)16s

Table - waves today at 13th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
8 PM
11 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
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
29
18
15
14
30
25
50
51
51
25
25
62
55
54
42
42
42
42
95
66
66
66
66
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:59AM1.57m
9:55PM2.20m
11:44AM1.50m
10:24PM2.15m
12:36PM1.42m
10:55PM2.08m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.27m
3:41PM1.06m
5:11AM0.30m
4:06PM1.14m
5:52AM0.36m
4:28PM1.21m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
6:01
6:01
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7:36
7:36
7:37
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
12
13
12
12
12
11
13
12
12
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
W
4
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
16
12
13
8
9
21
25
50
6
51
3
3
62
55
54
42
42
42
42
95
66
66
46
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
S
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
28
29
18
9
14
30
21
20
51
19
18
18
18
17
17
8
8
31
31
8
46
35
66
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
S
11
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
Energy kJ
17
7
16
15
6
14
14
14
20
7
25
25
11
11
31
31
31
8
8
14
8
32
29
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
11
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
8
5
8
9
6
3
4
21
2
6
7
7
7
4
6
10
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
47
1
1
507
231
98
65
46
24
30
60
141
475
141
71
56
56
47
23
141
141
141
147
56
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
3
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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