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Three Arch Bay surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
16.2° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
SW
0.3
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)121212111116161614141313131313141214131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108103999199656569676412185868584542651454444444444
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
0
W
0
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
WSW
5
WNW
0
WSW
20
N
10
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
SW
5
SE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglasscross-
on		glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:59PM
1.64
9:58AM
2.13
11:29PM
1.70
10:36AM
1.96
12:01AM
1.76
11:21AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
0.20
3:55AM
1.01
4:58PM
0.30
4:43AM
1.00
5:25PM
0.43
5:39AM
0.99
Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------5:10-------5:12-------5:13
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1---------
Temp. °C161616161616171716171616161616161615151515151616
Feels °C (?)161616171516171716171516161214141514141515141515
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