Three Arch Bay surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 PST
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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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)--
Afternoon (02 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (02 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)181817171616161616151515141414131313131416161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)314304404385363350341248245229157155150150101925757565364515151
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
0
ENE
10
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:38PM
1.59
6:51AM
2.51
8:35PM
1.61
7:34AM
2.59
9:30PM
1.60
8:20AM
2.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
0.14
12:27AM
0.92
2:07PM
-0.05
1:12AM
0.98
2:56PM
-0.15
1:58AM
1.03
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise------6:37-------6:39-------6:39-
Sunset-4:42-------4:42-------4:42------
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161615151515161617161617171616171818181717171617
Feels °C (?)151515151514151415141514131213141414141314141213
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