13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 05 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at 13th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 13th Street at 2AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
1
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)
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.9
W
6
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
107
158
162
164
164
119
106
97
99
100
100
100
100
100
51
51
47
63
92
94
59
43
78
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
11:29PM1.99m
3:35PM1.36m
00:08AM1.89m
1:01AM1.79m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.51m
4:55PM1.35m
8:33AM0.56m
9:34AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:58
5:56
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7:38
7:39
7:39
Temp °C
16
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
18
18
18
16
15
16
15
16
18
18
18
13
13
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
17
16
16
15
14
15
14
15
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.4
SW
14
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
Energy kJ
104
107
30
31
22
164
119
106
97
99
26
42
35
35
24
51
23
31
63
92
94
59
43
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
27
25
158
162
164
14
8
23
11
11
100
100
100
100
100
12
51
47
45
44
44
27
17
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
17
17
10
9
23
23
23
14
15
59
11
11
11
11
8
9
12
12
13
14
12
26
27
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
6
0.8
W
6
Energy kJ
38
33
7
5
12
23
41
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)
56
43
23
17
30
30
141
141
56
41
0
23
30
30
179
93
30
30
24
24
30
30
191
141
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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