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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 am Thursday 07 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
18.0° 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 12PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | |
134 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 91 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 78 | 123 | 124 | 97 | 246 | 239 | 154 | 131 | 218 | 424 | 572 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:39PM1.38m | 4:15PM0.87m | 00:32AM1.27m | 5:16PM0.95m | 2:04AM1.17m | 5:36PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.12m | 5:19PM0.87m | 9:15AM0.16m | 8:16PM0.91m | 10:16AM0.16m | 10:26PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
 kJ | 35 | 39 | 32 | 35 | 25 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 38 | 59 | 61 | 61 | 47 | 78 | 76 | 97 | 105 | 100 | 103 | 96 | 106 | 424 | 572 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 134 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 100 | 99 | 97 | 91 | 62 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 78 | 123 | 124 | 81 | 246 | 239 | 154 | 124 | 173 | 89 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | S 14 |
| kJ | 59 | 60 | 15 | 37 | 12 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 53 | 28 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 131 | 218 | 99 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 29 | 77 | 229 | 94 | 94 | 80 | 37 | 6 | 6 | 77 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 64 | 37 | 77 | 77 | 143 | 0 | 0 |
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