13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 04 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 1.2°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 5PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
95
66
66
66
66
67
140
78
84
84
104
104
107
158
162
164
164
119
104
97
99
100
100
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:36PM1.42m
10:55PM2.08m
1:45PM1.37m
11:29PM1.99m
3:35PM1.36m
00:08AM1.89m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.36m
4:28PM1.21m
6:38AM0.43m
4:47PM1.28m
7:32AM0.51m
4:55PM1.35m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:01
6:00
5:58
5:58
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7:37
7:37
7:38
7:39
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
13
12
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
Energy kJ
54
95
66
66
46
46
67
140
78
84
84
104
104
107
25
20
164
164
119
104
97
99
13
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
31
8
46
35
66
66
46
28
49
28
28
27
27
25
158
162
19
13
13
8
11
11
100
100
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
S
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
Energy kJ
8
14
8
32
29
28
28
17
28
49
49
17
17
17
10
24
23
23
23
23
15
59
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
WSW
4
Energy kJ
9
6
5
4
2
2
3
3
14
27
35
46
50
33
7
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
23
141
984
179
71
56
47
47
19
147
433
503
56
56
33
17
30
30
30
141
47
41
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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