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13th Street Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — |
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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) | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 14 | SW 15 | S 14 | W 4 |
 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) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 5 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| 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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | W 16 | NW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | S 12 | WNW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SSW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 13 |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 17 | 12 | 29 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 16 | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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