13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 01 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 5AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 01). 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 Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
0.6
W
6
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WNW
12
0.5
W
5
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
17
28
29
18
15
14
30
25
50
51
51
25
25
62
55
54
42
42
42
42
95
66
66
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
15
S
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:28PM2.22m
10:59AM1.57m
9:55PM2.20m
11:44AM1.50m
10:24PM2.15m
12:36PM1.42m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.27m
3:41PM1.06m
5:11AM0.30m
4:06PM1.14m
5:52AM0.36m
4:28PM1.21m
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6:01
6:01
6:01
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7:36
7:36
7:37
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
12
13
12
12
12
11
13
12
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.6
W
4
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
0.4
W
4
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
Energy kJ
17
14
16
12
13
8
9
21
25
50
6
6
3
3
62
55
54
42
42
42
42
95
66
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
WSW
13
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
SSW
16
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
Energy kJ
12
17
28
29
18
9
14
30
21
21
51
51
18
18
18
17
17
8
8
31
31
8
46
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
W
6
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
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.1
NW
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
Energy kJ
8
3
17
7
16
15
6
14
14
14
20
19
25
25
5
11
31
31
31
8
8
14
8
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
23
12
7
8
9
4
4
4
5
11
13
9
9
8
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
65
33
49
8
1
507
231
98
47
56
31
1
1
141
475
147
71
56
56
23
23
141
141
141
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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
3
3
2
2
2
4
1
1
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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