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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 Friday 22 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
18.1° C
(Which is 2.2°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 9AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at 13th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | |
108 | 152 | 249 | 246 | 109 | 79 | 73 | 107 | 116 | 121 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 169 | 203 | 166 | 164 | 160 | 148 | 191 | 139 | 136 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:53AM1.96m | 4:39PM1.70m | 3:16AM1.78m | 5:27PM1.82m | 4:42AM1.64m | 6:06PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.34m | 9:49PM1.24m | 10:24AM0.46m | 11:20PM1.08m | 11:14AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 249 | 246 | 83 | 52 | 73 | 107 | 116 | 121 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 169 | 203 | 166 | 164 | 160 | 148 | 191 | 103 | 103 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 85 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 109 | 73 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 139 | 136 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | W 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 108 | 152 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 79 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 73 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 10 | W 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 475 | 141 | 71 | 31 | 24 | 0 | 33 | 141 | 475 | 141 | 71 | 58 | 43 | 0 | 47 | 104 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 46 |
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