Three Arch Bay surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 16 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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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 1AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (17 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (17 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
218
163
234
274
299
205
162
127
125
113
111
189
167
100
96
90
60
68
68
68
38
43
62
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
0
S
5
W
15
WSW
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:12PM2.54m
11:02AM1.59m
9:57PM2.54m
12:03PM1.54m
10:45PM2.47m
Low Tide
2:52PM0.94m
4:31AM-0.07m
3:34PM1.02m
5:23AM-0.07m
4:20PM1.10m
6:20AM-0.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
7:46
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
16
15
15
12
12
12
12
14
15
15
16
15
12
14
14
15
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
Energy kJ
128
123
149
234
274
299
205
162
127
125
113
111
189
167
100
96
90
60
55
37
35
24
22
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
S
15
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
218
218
163
163
158
110
123
121
121
85
99
87
89
87
85
50
42
29
68
68
68
38
37
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.5
W
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
S
15
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
92
104
102
101
101
86
99
57
57
55
52
28
39
29
29
28
28
43
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
2
5
5
6
3
3
8
7
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
1
2
2
3
2
1
4
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
214
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
65
182
109
65
65
53
28
65
178
157
67
0
8
0
0
109
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
2
9
9
7
4
4
2
7
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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