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204 surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 12 Dec 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at 204 today?
The current surf forecast for 204 at 8PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 140 | 128 | 123 | 121 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 32 | 33 | 75 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 47 | 63 | 62 | 62 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:31PM 1.05 | 4:32AM 1.46 | 4:53PM 0.99 | 5:06AM 1.54 | 6:01PM 0.98 | 5:37AM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:21AM 0.60 | 9:42PM 0.36 | 11:28AM 0.41 | 10:25PM 0.47 | 12:17PM 0.24 | 11:03PM 0.56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - |
| Sunset | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
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