13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 19 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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1ft (0.3m)17s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (19 May)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
28
43
63
60
68
59
41
40
117
117
64
86
83
80
78
57
184
184
77
77
107
107
107
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
15
W
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:14PM1.53m
11:41PM2.35m
2:27PM1.54m
00:42AM2.17m
3:39PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:23AM-0.01m
5:18PM1.20m
7:22AM0.09m
6:28PM1.27m
8:25AM0.22m
8:02PM1.30m
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>
5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:49
7:50
Temp °C
16
16
17
22
22
21
22
21
18
18
18
21
21
21
20
18
18
17
18
19
20
20
18
17
17
17
17
20
18
16
18
19
17
17
17
19
18
18
18
16
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
S
13
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
S
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
98
21
18
17
60
59
59
55
9
6
6
7
86
83
6
9
17
20
20
13
102
107
96
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
W
5
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
68
68
38
63
42
68
41
41
55
55
55
51
7
47
80
78
57
184
184
77
77
100
107
107
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
NW
16
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
S
12
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
28
28
43
43
12
5
10
23
40
117
117
64
47
17
47
46
47
56
56
47
37
14
13
87
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
4
Energy kJ
17
12
29
18
7
13
16
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
98
179
141
23
43
31
30
30
30
141
85
30
31
30
24
30
30
141
141
51
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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