13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 30 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at 13th Street today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 22s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for 13th Street at 3PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (30 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (30 May)1.5ft (0.4m)22s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
22
1.2
W
8
0.7
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
111
110
102
186
183
181
397
374
346
339
336
336
572
531
373
364
491
486
480
569
556
443
422
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:21AM1.53m
9:01PM2.23m
11:02AM1.51m
9:33PM2.22m
11:45AM1.48m
10:07PM2.19m
Low Tide
2:46PM1.13m
4:24AM0.23m
3:17PM1.16m
5:01AM0.24m
3:48PM1.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:57
7:57
7:58
Temp °C
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
20
21
21
19
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
16
17
17
19
19
19
18
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
W
6
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
W
11
0.9
SSW
19
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
Energy kJ
32
24
26
70
67
63
160
173
146
223
184
336
146
572
67
66
50
491
486
480
569
556
443
422
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
23
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
22
0.4
SSW
22
0.7
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
20
0.7
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
20
0.8
W
6
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
Energy kJ
108
111
110
102
186
183
181
397
374
346
339
102
336
48
531
373
364
36
35
25
26
19
17
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
SSW
23
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
Energy kJ
42
41
54
31
61
65
55
42
55
66
102
33
151
19
14
86
87
25
25
48
47
44
43
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.8
W
11
Energy kJ
32
31
146
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
31
141
141
65
30
24
30
0
30
141
85
53
24
31
0
30
31
191
104
31
30
30
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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