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Three Arch Bay surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
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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
19.2° C
(Which is 3.0°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 1PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Three Arch Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
176 | 168 | 368 | 364 | 453 | 453 | 530 | 493 | 392 | 344 | 322 | 422 | 428 | 428 | 353 | 314 | 297 | 253 | 481 | 346 | 229 | 229 | 175 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:59AM1.56m | 6:36PM2.01m | 7:06AM1.53m | 7:05PM2.08m | 8:03AM1.52m | 7:32PM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:25AM0.88m | 11:55AM0.70m | 1:17AM0.69m | 12:33PM0.82m | 1:59AM0.52m | 1:08PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
138 | 138 | 368 | 364 | 453 | 453 | 530 | 493 | 392 | 344 | 322 | 422 | 428 | 428 | 353 | 314 | 186 | 253 | 266 | 186 | 229 | 229 | 175 | 175 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | S 9 |
176 | 168 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 297 | 226 | 229 | 229 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 9 |
17 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 18 | — | — | — | 56 | 36 | 76 | 159 | 285 | — | 481 | 346 | 156 | 106 | 67 | 64 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 91 | 57 | 21 | 14 | 65 | 65 | 1056 | 1078 | 538 | 100 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 65 | 538 | 1411 | 231 | 91 |
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