13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 14 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 1.0°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 12AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (15 May)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (15 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
W
10
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
W
10
0.7
SSW
15
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
W
9
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
288
246
234
231
252
252
249
233
201
141
138
140
135
222
264
244
254
680
508
830
770
470
334
246
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:58PM2.36m
9:13AM1.67m
8:35PM2.49m
10:08AM1.65m
9:15PM2.56m
Low Tide
1:36PM0.79m
2:57AM0.17m
2:14PM0.87m
3:44AM0.01m
2:55PM0.95m
4:34AM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
7:46
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
15
15
15
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
13
13
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.7
W
9
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
Energy kJ
288
246
234
231
252
252
249
125
122
122
94
94
120
171
264
244
254
327
508
830
770
470
334
246
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
Energy kJ
98
98
91
86
85
82
98
233
201
141
138
140
135
222
222
167
165
165
163
163
158
126
126
117
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
8
29
28
29
8
9
9
9
9
80
87
87
55
8
10
10
10
10
10
8
2
108
104
102
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
10
0.4
SE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
680
2
6
7
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
30
141
45
17
30
30
30
30
30
147
73
30
30
30
30
30
503
30
30
31
31
31
30
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
3
4
5
8
7
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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