13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 16 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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.7°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 9PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
W
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
Period(s) (?)14151697717131616161651215141415151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11517221476697095682532532561913229167165165167167165116111105104
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
5
SW
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SE
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:11PM
2.32
10:04AM
1.81
9:43PM
2.41
10:57AM
1.71
10:19PM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
0.63
3:52AM
0.21
3:27PM
0.74
4:39AM
0.11
4:01PM
0.87
5:30AM
0.09
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:18-------6:18-------6:16-
Sunset-7:22-------7:23-------7:24------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817161616161920201918171717212120191817171719
Feels °C (?)161515151414141817161617151617201816161716161517
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