Three Arch Bay surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
18.2° C
(Which is 3.1°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 6PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131312131212121212121919191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14514314314114110199999899996192855050507776118184117105154
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
SE
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SW
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
1.57
10:57PM
2.39
1:03PM
1.45
11:45PM
2.29
2:37PM
1.40
12:44AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
0.09
4:33PM
0.99
6:24AM
0.14
5:12PM
1.13
7:31AM
0.22
6:03PM
1.26
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise6:16-------6:15-------6:13-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:24-------7:25----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C171819191717161616171818171716161617181717161615
Feels °C (?)181718171617161616151515151515161514151414131312
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