13th Street Surf Forecast

/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (33.72° N 118.08° W)

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13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 PDT

Forecast 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 17.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 13th Street today (27 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for 13th Street at 1PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 May)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (27 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Evening (27 May)	2ft (0.6m)	14s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 27						Thursday 28								Friday 29								Sat 30
	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)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	277	229	178	158	156	156	156	156	152	147	145	104	102	102	102	102	104	108	110	110	108	107	105	105
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	S	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		8:06AM1.53m			7:35PM2.15m					8:55AM1.53m				8:02PM2.19m				9:39AM1.54m				8:30PM2.22m
Low Tide			1:11PM0.93m					2:39AM0.40m			1:43PM1.01m					3:13AM0.30m				2:14PM1.08m				3:48AM0.25m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43
	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	15
Feels °C	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	15	14	14	13	13	14	13	14	15	14	15	13	13	13	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 7	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	W 5	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	W 5	W 6
kJ	178	229	178	158	156	156	156	28	152	147	145	104	102	102	102	102	104	108	110	110	108	107	35	44
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	WNW 15	S 9	WNW 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 14	W 6	W 7	W 7	WNW 20	WNW 20	WNW 19	W 6	WNW 18	SSW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	229	21	2	25	2	2	2	156	29	23	23	38	37	34	12	31	25	26	51	50	50	46	105	105
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	W 14	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 11	W 11	SW 16	WNW 18	SSW 16	WNW 17	W 10	W 10	S 21	W 10	S 20	WNW 15	WNW 15
kJ	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	23	22	13	5	2	10	31	25	29	2	2	9	2	8	42	42
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 7	W 7	W 7	W 6	W 5	W 5	W 5	—	—	—	—	W 7	W 7	W 6	—	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 6	W 4	W 4	—	—
kJ	277	135	86	42	41	45	35	—	—	—	—	22	21	20	—	19	19	18	18	17	9	19	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Latigo Canyon CAL - LA County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	The Rock-Costa Azul Baja Sur	Pleasure Point-First Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Latigo Canyon CAL - LA County	Sunset Boulevard CAL - LA County	Sunset Boulevard CAL - LA County	Anderson Street CAL - Orange County	Anderson Street CAL - Orange County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Point Mugu CAL - Ventura	Latigo Point CAL - LA County	Sunset Boulevard CAL - LA County	Sunset Boulevard CAL - LA County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	Salt Creek Middles CAL - Orange County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Pleasure Point-First Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Latigo Point CAL - LA County	204 CAL - Orange County	Burnout CAL - LA County	Royal Palms State Beach CAL - LA County
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	71	141	1445	503	71	56	56	0	0	31	147	104	71	56	56	27	43	141	147	503	71	51	30	24
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County								Church	San Onofre							Trestles (Uppers)	Church					Church	Church	Trestles (Uppers)
Rating (10 max)								2	2							2	2					2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	3
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu New Zealand	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	El Olon de Ilo Peru	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Maraa French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia	Fare Left French Polynesia
Rating (10 max)	9	7	6	9	9	9	8	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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