Thousand Steps surf break

Thousand Steps surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDT
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Thousand Steps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Thousand Steps sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Thousand Steps today?

The current surf forecast for Thousand Steps at 2AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Thousand Steps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
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)
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
1.1
W
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
155
209
209
155
153
148
134
130
91
90
90
89
89
87
83
75
47
46
46
57
62
54
45
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:39PM1.56m
3:37AM1.86m
6:23PM1.69m
5:06AM1.82m
6:56PM1.82m
6:17AM1.80m
Low Tide
9:53PM1.34m
11:14AM0.38m
11:33PM1.19m
12:07PM0.41m
00:39AM0.99m
12:49PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:28
7:29
7:29
1
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
14
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
14
13
14
13
12
11
12
10
11
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
7
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
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
Energy kJ
44
155
209
42
61
63
48
44
39
49
66
69
63
47
33
83
75
47
46
46
46
45
45
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
6
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
15
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
153
32
31
209
155
153
148
134
130
90
90
90
89
89
87
38
38
16
16
37
37
37
38
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
WSW
15
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
SW
17
0.2
W
16
Energy kJ
28
28
15
15
14
14
21
21
20
20
44
15
44
43
40
7
7
7
7
7
31
19
12
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
Energy kJ
75
91
31
28
18
24
32
57
62
54
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
187
104
96
0
16
2
70
70
70
110
96
14
104
98
104
104
543
543
153
96
96
96
96
104
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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