204 surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 204 today?

The current surf forecast for 204 at 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)161515151515151515151414141414141414161616161613
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)463358344339305305309314314309301229223226229229223210146147229173146102
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
1.27
7:21PM
1.20
6:45AM
1.35
7:40PM
1.34
7:29AM
1.40
8:03PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
0.68
12:56PM
0.02
1:00AM
0.49
1:25PM
-0.01
1:39AM
0.29
1:53PM
0.00
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise--6:24-------6:22-------6:20-----
Sunset-----7:17-------7:19-------7:20--
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1221---111------------
Temp. °C161617171717161515151516161615151515151718171616
Feels °C (?)161515131313131213141413111010121413131516141415
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