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13th Street Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° C
(Which is 3.0°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 4AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 13th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 7 | W 7 | W 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | |
43 | 32 | 36 | 69 | 78 | 80 | 94 | 44 | 49 | 91 | 101 | 98 | 75 | 57 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 61 | 62 | 51 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:41PM1.58m | 3:40AM1.88m | 6:25PM1.71m | 5:09AM1.83m | 6:59PM1.84m | 6:20AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56PM1.35m | 11:16AM0.38m | 11:36PM1.20m | 12:09PM0.41m | 00:41AM1.00m | 12:52PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 153 | 32 | 36 | 69 | 78 | 80 | 60 | 134 | 127 | 125 | 125 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 73 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 13 | WNW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 150 | 209 | 209 | 209 | 148 | 144 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 13 | 49 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 48 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | S 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 25 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 39 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 44 | 49 | 91 | 101 | 98 | 75 | 57 | 41 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 43 | 61 | 62 | 51 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 71 | 71 | 40 | 65 | 71 | 30 | 30 | 147 | 503 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 141 | 1045 | 503 |
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