204 surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDT
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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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 204 today?

The current surf forecast for 204 at 1AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.8
W
9
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
148
133
134
134
136
136
136
100
99
97
91
62
61
77
77
79
78
123
124
107
246
239
154
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:13PM0.84m
11:39PM1.38m
4:15PM0.87m
00:32AM1.27m
5:16PM0.95m
2:04AM1.17m
Low Tide
4:52PM0.79m
8:09AM0.12m
5:19PM0.87m
9:15AM0.16m
8:16PM0.91m
10:16AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:56
5:54
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7:37
7:37
7:37
7:38
Temp °C
17
18
16
16
15
16
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
19
19
19
17
17
17
17
18
20
15
15
14
16
15
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
15
14
15
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
Energy kJ
196
148
133
22
37
41
34
36
26
25
25
25
33
55
77
77
79
48
72
95
107
124
103
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
Energy kJ
14
9
9
134
134
136
136
136
100
99
97
91
62
61
44
44
44
78
123
124
81
246
239
154
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
21
14
60
59
59
60
15
37
12
17
25
25
13
14
14
26
53
29
44
44
27
46
54
61
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.9
W
5
Energy kJ
13
11
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
554
94
4
89
0
0
41
77
229
94
94
7
37
6
6
77
94
94
0
0
41
69
37
77
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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