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Three Arch Bay surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 PDT
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Three Arch Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Three Arch Bay sea temperature is
17.6° C
 (Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Three Arch Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Three Arch Bay at 2AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Three Arch Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
84
84
54
85
93
66
66
71
70
125
133
145
146
142
142
142
146
158
196
198
162
162
146
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
0
E
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:21PM2.13m
12:32PM1.41m
10:52PM2.06m
1:40PM1.35m
11:25PM1.97m
3:32PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:49AM0.35m
4:24PM1.20m
6:35AM0.43m
4:43PM1.27m
7:29AM0.51m
4:48PM1.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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—
—
6:00
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:58
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:58
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:36
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:36
—
—
—
—
—
—
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7:37
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
12
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
13
14
15
14
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
54
84
84
54
85
93
66
66
71
70
125
133
145
146
142
142
142
146
158
196
198
162
162
146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
Energy kJ
31
31
31
31
31
8
46
46
66
66
25
25
70
49
49
11
11
10
10
11
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
31
14
14
14
8
14
8
29
26
25
17
13
25
25
11
18
18
18
18
9
9
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.5
W
5
—
—
—
—
—
Energy kJ
2
3
7
11
12
9
6
3
2
2
3
5
9
15
13
22
25
20
10
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—
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
105
91
91
12
7
109
510
158
138
91
91
91
91
182
538
109
91
105
12
0
0
65
65
109
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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