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204 Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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204 surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
204 surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's 204 sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at 204 today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for 204 at 7PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
289 | 229 | 226 | 226 | 229 | 226 | 220 | 213 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 158 | 141 | 158 | 143 | 170 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 166 | 168 | 154 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | |
High Tide | 7:22PM1.66m | 8:29AM1.04m | 7:50PM1.70m | 9:13AM1.03m | 8:18PM1.72m | 9:54AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:59PM0.43m | 2:31AM-0.02m | 1:29PM0.52m | 3:05AM-0.10m | 1:58PM0.58m | 3:39AM-0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 135 | 83 | 226 | 226 | 37 | 37 | 220 | 213 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 158 | 141 | 158 | 143 | 170 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 29 | 49 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 289 | 229 | 13 | 15 | 229 | 226 | 118 | 114 | 33 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 16 | 10 | 166 | 168 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | W 21 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | NW 19 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | W 10 | S 21 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 51 | 15 | 25 | 31 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 7 | W 6 | — | W 11 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 53 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 21 | 20 | — | 82 | — | 19 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1396 | 554 | 121 | 106 | 94 | 0 | 6 | 80 | 229 | 197 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 197 | 197 | 94 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 77 |
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