13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm 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
16.5° 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 5AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
66
67
140
79
84
84
104
104
107
158
162
164
164
119
104
97
99
100
100
100
100
100
71
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
10:55PM2.08m
1:45PM1.37m
11:29PM1.99m
3:35PM1.36m
00:08AM1.89m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.43m
4:47PM1.28m
7:32AM0.51m
4:55PM1.35m
8:33AM0.56m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:00
5:58
5:58
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7:37
7:38
7:39
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
13
14
14
14
15
12
11
11
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
46
46
67
140
79
84
84
104
104
107
40
32
22
21
119
104
97
99
20
21
21
15
100
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
66
66
46
28
49
28
28
27
27
25
158
162
164
164
14
8
11
11
100
100
100
100
11
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
S
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
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
29
28
28
17
28
49
49
17
17
17
10
9
23
23
23
23
15
59
11
11
11
9
12
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
Energy kJ
66
65
1
1
10
36
40
48
42
36
8
11
16
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
71
48
35
27
71
98
503
503
56
54
30
11
30
30
30
141
47
46
0
0
0
30
93
71
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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