204 surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 07 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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 204 today?

The current surf forecast for 204 at 9PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.4
W
1.2
W
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)1413131313131313131316161687161616171818181815
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)229225225222219219165165162117163208208223152127211271386547491491491188
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
0
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscrosscrosscrossglassononcross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25PM
0.73
11:56PM
1.30
12:54AM
1.19
3:20AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36PM
0.71
8:55AM
0.24
10:34AM
0.23
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:28-------6:28-------6:26-
Sunset-7:15-------7:15-------7:15------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817171717172020201918171718202019171716161718
Feels °C (?)171717171716172019191917161617192018171716171817
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