13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 29 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
16.9° 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 1AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
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
0.7
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
110
108
107
105
105
108
111
110
102
186
183
181
397
374
346
339
336
336
572
531
373
364
491
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
S
10
SSE
15
S
on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:30PM2.22m
10:21AM1.53m
9:01PM2.23m
11:02AM1.51m
9:33PM2.22m
Low Tide
2:14PM1.08m
3:48AM0.25m
2:46PM1.13m
4:24AM0.23m
3:17PM1.16m
5:01AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:55
7:57
7:57
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
18
18
19
17
16
17
17
17
20
21
21
19
17
17
17
17
19
13
13
15
15
15
14
15
17
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
19
19
19
18
16
18
18
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.9
W
7
1.2
W
7
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
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
SSW
18
Energy kJ
110
110
108
107
25
44
48
38
31
70
67
69
156
169
146
223
188
336
151
572
67
51
48
491
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
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
Energy kJ
51
50
50
23
105
105
108
111
110
102
186
183
181
397
374
346
339
102
336
50
531
373
364
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
21
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
6
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
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
Energy kJ
2
9
2
3
42
42
42
41
54
31
61
65
55
42
55
66
102
33
151
19
14
86
87
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
11
Energy kJ
11
17
8
12
33
44
151
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
507
141
104
47
30
24
30
31
141
141
65
30
24
30
0
30
141
93
71
31
0
0
30
31
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
5
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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