13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
17.3° C
(Which is 2.6°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 1PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

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

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
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
0.5
SW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)181818181818171616161616161616161515151010101014
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1541541541521521501451331291271271251241241221211161101079898828181
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
0
WSW
0
NNW
5
W
15
SW
20
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
NNE
0
WNW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononononglassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:38PM
1.31
2:14AM
2.01
6:37PM
1.43
3:54AM
1.96
7:15PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
0.46
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
Fri
27
Sunrise6:50-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset---7:06-------7:07-------7:07----
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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. °C141719191717171717202221201817171823232121201919
Feels °C (?)151718181618181818202018201818171823201920201920
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