Thousand Steps surf break

Thousand Steps surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 25 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
18.4° C
(Which is 3.1°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 8PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
1.1
W
5
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
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
87
83
75
47
46
50
46
45
45
45
45
45
49
54
35
31
56
55
40
28
28
28
28
46
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
W
10
W
15
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:56PM1.82m
6:17AM1.80m
7:24PM1.93m
7:15AM1.78m
7:50PM2.03m
8:04AM1.76m
Low Tide
12:07PM0.41m
00:39AM0.99m
12:49PM0.47m
1:28AM0.79m
1:24PM0.55m
2:09AM0.61m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:07
6:07
6:05
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7:29
7:29
7:30
7:30
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
13
12
13
12
11
9
10
12
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
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
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
12
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
Energy kJ
87
83
75
47
46
46
46
45
45
45
45
45
49
54
31
21
21
22
22
23
16
13
13
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
15
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
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
W
14
0.3
S
18
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
40
38
38
16
16
37
37
37
38
34
21
34
34
34
22
31
37
55
40
28
24
25
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
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
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
SW
15
0.2
W
14
0.3
S
18
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
31
19
12
20
20
14
14
14
35
16
56
41
25
24
28
28
28
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
1.1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
23
27
19
14
16
50
37
29
22
26
27
29
25
25
25
17
17
16
14
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
187
474
110
96
201
96
96
543
1407
1405
259
96
7
7
7
219
104
104
7
96
7
0
0
104
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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