Three Arch Bay surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 27 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
15.7° C
(Which is 1.1°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 5PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
1.1
W
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)1818171616161616161615151515151514141414141466
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61609313513413413413212912216315915715711010910715014413894104102113
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
WSW
0
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
S
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:39AM
2.19
7:43PM
1.64
6:34AM
2.28
8:10PM
1.74
7:22AM
2.32
8:38PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
0.14
12:28AM
1.06
1:42PM
0.08
1:16AM
0.91
2:16PM
0.09
2:00AM
0.78
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise6:22-------6:20-------6:18-------
Sunset---5:45-------5:45-------5:46----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242527252423222221222222191918181820201917161515
Feels °C (?)232425232322222220212121191919181820191615151415
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