Three Arch Bay surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 23 Dec 2025 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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.3°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: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (24 Dec)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (24 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

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Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.8
S
2.1
S
2
S
2.1
SSW
1.9
SW
1.4
SSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)1515156778889888888911101010131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3454612353894165414672642161811532161129377131353377512520148712611033
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SSE
25
SSE
30
SW
15
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
1.50
10:44AM
1.98
1:13AM
1.56
11:29AM
1.81
1:54AM
1.65
12:30PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:38PM
0.32
4:42AM
1.24
6:12PM
0.40
5:48AM
1.25
6:47PM
0.51
7:16AM
1.21
Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------4:47-------4:49-------4:49
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
--112102612--2211-1---11198
Temp. °C181818181818161516171617171718171717171617161514
Feels °C (?)15141312131512131515141615141515151516141411129
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