13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 06 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at 13th Street today?

The current surf forecast for 13th Street at 2PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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 Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.9
W
6
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
1
W
8
0.4
SSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
164
119
106
97
99
100
100
100
100
100
51
51
47
65
92
94
77
44
78
80
91
111
171
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:35PM1.36m
00:08AM1.89m
1:01AM1.79m
6:00PM1.50m
2:17AM1.69m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.51m
4:55PM1.35m
8:33AM0.56m
9:34AM0.59m
8:48PM1.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:58
5:56
5:56
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7:38
7:39
7:39
7:40
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
18
16
16
16
15
16
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
16
16
16
15
16
15
14
15
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
Energy kJ
22
164
119
106
97
99
39
42
35
35
25
17
17
31
65
92
94
77
44
55
73
91
111
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
21
Energy kJ
164
14
8
23
11
11
100
100
100
100
100
51
51
47
45
44
44
27
17
78
80
81
84
171
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
23
23
23
14
15
59
11
11
11
11
8
12
12
12
13
13
12
26
27
27
27
27
16
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
7
6
22
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
30
30
503
93
47
41
0
30
30
30
179
93
65
30
30
30
30
30
141
141
30
12
30
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
4
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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