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13th Street Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 3AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at 13th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
322 | 249 | 250 | 323 | 291 | 249 | 178 | 158 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 152 | 147 | 145 | 143 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 108 | 110 | 110 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:07PM2.10m | 8:06AM1.53m | 7:35PM2.15m | 8:55AM1.53m | 8:02PM2.19m | 9:39AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM0.53m | 1:11PM0.93m | 2:39AM0.40m | 1:43PM1.01m | 3:13AM0.30m | 2:14PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 322 | 249 | 236 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 178 | 158 | 156 | 156 | 36 | 27 | 28 | 147 | 145 | 143 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 108 | 110 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 19 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 156 | 156 | 152 | 22 | 12 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | W 10 | S 21 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 3 |
| kJ | 85 | 148 | 250 | 323 | 291 | 249 | 173 | 86 | 38 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 85 | 38 | 31 | 31 | 141 | 93 | 833 | 71 | 47 | 42 | 0 | 27 | 31 | 166 | 147 | 71 | 56 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 141 | 147 | 141 |
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