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Three Arch Bay Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Three Arch Bay surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 25 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Three Arch Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
530 | 493 | 392 | 344 | 322 | 422 | 428 | 428 | 353 | 344 | 297 | 346 | 447 | 235 | 229 | 229 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:36PM2.01m | 7:06AM1.53m | 7:05PM2.08m | 8:03AM1.52m | 7:32PM2.14m | 8:52AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17AM0.69m | 12:33PM0.82m | 1:59AM0.52m | 1:08PM0.92m | 2:36AM0.40m | 1:40PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 530 | 493 | 392 | 344 | 322 | 422 | 428 | 428 | 353 | 344 | 297 | 268 | 247 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 175 | 175 | 26 | 175 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 6 | W 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | W 14 | W 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 20 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 34 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 226 | 229 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 175 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | S 10 | S 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | S 9 | S 9 | W 14 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 21 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 54 | 46 | 46 | 102 | 128 | 194 | 346 | 447 | 235 | 143 | 92 | 50 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 105 | 44 | 14 | 65 | 65 | 1079 | 1072 | 158 | 105 | 106 | 65 | 65 | 109 | 510 | 866 | 105 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 345 | 182 |
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