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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 3 am Thursday 27 Nov 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at 204 today?
The current surf forecast for 204 at 9AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 45 | 44 | 42 | 37 | 46 | 71 | 71 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 60 | 56 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 85 | 86 | 110 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 109 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross | glass | cross- on | on | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:21AM 1.12 | 12:58PM 1.24 | 3:54AM 1.24 | 2:40PM 1.16 | 4:23AM 1.40 | 4:06PM 1.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:45AM 0.96 | 8:45PM 0.19 | 9:31AM 0.81 | 9:34PM 0.23 | 10:42AM 0.57 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
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