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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 am Thursday 21 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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 5PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 19 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | |
184 | 103 | 102 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 150 | 152 | 152 | 249 | 152 | 79 | 106 | 107 | 154 | 198 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 258 | 258 | 201 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:36PM1.58m | 1:50AM1.95m | 4:37PM1.69m | 3:13AM1.76m | 5:25PM1.80m | 4:40AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.22m | 7:58PM1.29m | 9:24AM0.34m | 9:46PM1.23m | 10:21AM0.46m | 11:17PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | 7:50 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 23 | 16 | 15 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 11 | 152 | 152 | 249 | 152 | 73 | 106 | 107 | 154 | 198 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 203 | 258 | 258 | 201 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 184 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 96 | 10 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 84 | 57 | 52 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | W 12 | S 13 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | W 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 77 | 77 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 150 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 72 | 79 | 31 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 65 | 158 | 109 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 109 | 510 | 109 | 105 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 510 | 182 | 105 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
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