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Three Arch Bay surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 PST
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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
16.8° C
 (Which is 2.2°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 10PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)--
Afternoon (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (17 Feb)7ft (2.1m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 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
0
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
2.1
SW
3
WSW
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.4
SW
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)8886799108888877757888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)226248294286100122672124152788761636232332026915913811039669010101310643509228
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
50
SW
55
W
40
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
WNW
40
W
45
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
1.80
9:12AM
2.18
10:07PM
1.89
9:50AM
2.04
10:34PM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
0.20
3:08AM
0.79
3:50PM
0.29
3:50AM
0.72
4:15PM
0.42
4:37AM
0.68
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:30-
Sunset-5:37-------5:37-------5:38------
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1--2231--------1231-----
Temp. °C141514141413121212121313131212131213121212121011
Feels °C (?)11107543223478767866322468
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