Thousand Steps surf break

Thousand Steps surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.1° C
(Which is 3.2°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 10PM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)--
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)21s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)132121212020202019191919181818181818181817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8711511511267666597184184184181166155154154154207207204200133129127
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
0
SE
5
S
0
SW
5
SE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglassglasscrossonononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassonononcross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38PM
1.49
12:04AM
2.19
2:04PM
1.33
12:56AM
2.10
4:36PM
1.30
2:10AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30PM
0.96
7:33AM
0.42
6:02PM
1.12
9:00AM
0.46
6:43PM
1.28
10:37AM
0.44
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------6:50-------6:48-------6:48-
Sunset-7:02-------7:04-------7:05------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717171717181919191819181819202020191919191921
Feels °C (?)171717181718181918181819181920201920202020201921
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