Three Arch Bay surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 12 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
18.4° C
(Which is 3.3°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 11AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515151515151515151414141414141414131616161613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)387335318246242242246249314246239229156156158158156192141147147147147102
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
15
S
25
SW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58AM
1.77
7:40PM
1.73
6:50AM
1.84
7:55PM
1.86
7:37AM
1.88
8:15PM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:28AM
1.23
12:58PM
0.48
1:08AM
1.03
1:26PM
0.46
1:46AM
0.81
1:54PM
0.48
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise--6:24-------6:22-------6:22-----
Sunset-----7:19-------7:20-------7:21--
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--122----111------------
Temp. °C161617171717161615151516161616161515151717171616
Feels °C (?)151414131413121313131312111011131313131514141415
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