Three Arch Bay surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 21 Mar 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
17.9° C
(Which is 3.0°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: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

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

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
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
Period(s) (?)141414141313132121212020202019191919181818181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1361331278988888711511511267666597184184184181166155154154154207
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
0
SSE
0
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
S
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
2.23
12:39PM
1.49
12:05AM
2.19
2:05PM
1.33
12:56AM
2.10
4:37PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:02PM
0.79
6:26AM
0.37
5:31PM
0.96
7:33AM
0.42
6:02PM
1.12
9:00AM
0.46
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----6:52-------6:50-------6:48---
Sunset-------7:02-------7:04-------7:05
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818181820201918191919192121201919191919212121
Feels °C (?)182019181919201918191919192020191919192019212020
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