13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 22 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
18.1° C
(Which is 2.2°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 10PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (22 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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 Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
79
73
107
116
121
166
166
166
169
169
203
166
164
160
148
191
139
136
127
121
142
329
329
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SW
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
15
WSW
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:39PM1.70m
3:16AM1.78m
5:27PM1.82m
4:42AM1.64m
6:06PM1.93m
6:01AM1.57m
Low Tide
9:49PM1.24m
10:24AM0.46m
11:20PM1.08m
11:14AM0.59m
00:28AM0.88m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:46
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
13
14
14
15
14
16
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
Energy kJ
83
52
73
107
116
121
166
166
166
169
169
203
166
164
160
148
191
103
103
102
102
142
329
329
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
Energy kJ
109
73
47
46
45
44
44
44
44
44
24
22
21
21
20
20
20
139
136
127
121
103
16
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.1
W
11
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
10
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
5
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
W
3
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.1
W
7
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
72
79
30
2
3
3
3
18
18
18
8
1
36
2
37
73
1
20
19
17
16
16
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
10
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
Energy kJ
8
8
7
6
18
2
3
2
2
1
17
5
9
7
7
5
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
475
141
75
27
24
0
17
141
475
141
71
60
30
0
47
141
141
141
141
48
42
40
1
142
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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