Three Arch Bay surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 05 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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.8°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: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (05 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)161616161616151515151515141414141414141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)427526520507488306435434428428339339334320239236236236236180178175173125
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
0
SE
5
N
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
1.43
11:21PM
2.01
1:31PM
1.31
11:51PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
0.47
4:54PM
1.10
6:51AM
0.56
5:01PM
1.20
7:55AM
0.64
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise--6:33-------6:31-------6:31-----
Sunset-----7:14-------7:15-------7:15--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192020212221201919181819181817161616161818181818
Feels °C (?)192018191918181918161718161717151414141717161816
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