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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 am Tuesday 05 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 6PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
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 Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 6 | |
79 | 84 | 84 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 158 | 162 | 164 | 164 | 119 | 106 | 97 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 71 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.37m | 11:29PM1.99m | 3:35PM1.36m | 00:08AM1.89m | 1:01AM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM0.43m | 4:47PM1.28m | 7:32AM0.51m | 4:55PM1.35m | 8:33AM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | 7:39 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 79 | 84 | 84 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 41 | 43 | 32 | 21 | 119 | 106 | 97 | 99 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 71 | 23 | 30 | 47 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 49 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 158 | 162 | 164 | 164 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 12 | 51 | 47 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 49 | 49 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 59 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 19 | 20 | 34 | 40 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 40 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 104 | 503 | 71 | 56 | 56 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 147 | 47 | 42 | 30 | 11 | 0 | 30 | 179 | 85 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
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