13th Street surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 21 May 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 8PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
107
107
107
108
152
249
246
109
79
73
107
116
121
166
166
166
169
169
203
166
164
160
148
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:39PM1.60m
1:53AM1.96m
4:39PM1.70m
3:16AM1.78m
5:27PM1.82m
4:42AM1.64m
Low Tide
8:02PM1.30m
9:26AM0.34m
9:49PM1.24m
10:24AM0.46m
11:20PM1.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:51
7:51
7:52
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
18
16
15
15
15
15
17
16
15
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
13
14
15
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.5
SW
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
15
107
96
16
16
11
249
246
83
52
73
107
116
121
166
166
166
169
169
203
166
164
160
148
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
102
100
107
107
85
85
12
13
109
73
47
46
45
44
44
44
44
44
24
22
21
21
20
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.5
S
13
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.1
W
7
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
10
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
W
10
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
Energy kJ
77
14
13
87
108
152
84
84
72
79
30
1
3
3
5
18
18
18
18
2
36
37
37
73
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
10
Energy kJ
21
14
13
12
7
6
18
2
3
3
2
2
1
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
141
141
56
30
30
11
11
141
231
141
71
53
21
8
17
141
682
141
71
47
47
46
46
141
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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