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13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.1° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 12PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.3
W
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)121212121212181817161615151414131313131312121615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108106737171455864951351341611571531341281261268785787578110
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
W
0
SW
5
S
5
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcrosscross-
on		glassglassglassoffoffglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
2.29
9:40PM
1.55
8:19AM
2.33
10:07PM
1.58
8:53AM
2.32
10:35PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06PM
0.14
2:04AM
1.10
3:37PM
0.13
2:40AM
1.07
4:06PM
0.15
3:17AM
1.04
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:54-------
Sunset---5:07-------5:08-------5:09----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202225252323222221212323212019171719202119191919
Feels °C (?)171721202020181817171918171817161516171817181717
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