13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 17 Apr 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
17.7° C
(Which is 2.9°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 2PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.7
W
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)171116161616121215141415151414141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9511025325325619129291671651651671671651161111051041431431021019999
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
S
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
onononononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:04AM
1.81
9:43PM
2.41
10:57AM
1.71
10:19PM
2.44
11:56AM
1.58
11:00PM
2.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
0.74
4:39AM
0.11
4:01PM
0.87
5:30AM
0.09
4:36PM
1.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:18-------6:18-------6:16-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:24-------7:25----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161921201817171617192120181717171819191918171616
Feels °C (?)151818171516161517181816161616161717161516151516
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