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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 10 pm Thursday 21 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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at 204 today?
The current surf forecast for 204 at 5AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | |
137 | 176 | 107 | 207 | 249 | 366 | 152 | 152 | 136 | 176 | 188 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 245 | 223 | 272 | 201 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:36AM1.47m | 4:09PM1.17m | 2:58AM1.30m | 5:02PM1.29m | 4:22AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.77m | 9:10AM-0.07m | 9:22PM0.73m | 10:10AM0.04m | 11:00PM0.60m | 11:03AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 137 | 176 | 16 | 207 | 249 | 366 | 152 | 102 | 136 | 176 | 188 | 251 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 245 | 223 | 272 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 14 | 17 | 107 | 89 | 84 | 84 | 100 | 80 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 201 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 5 | SW 14 | W 5 | S 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | W 4 | W 11 | W 4 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 19 | W 3 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | W 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 92 | 87 | 85 | 11 | 102 | 8 | 83 | 152 | 31 | 6 | 36 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 73 | 38 | 2 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | W 10 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 94 | 704 | 94 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 526 | 94 | 94 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
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