204 surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 09 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
18.7° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 204 today?

The current surf forecast for 204 at 8AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (09 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
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
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616171818181815181516161616161616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)208208127127211271386547491491491188249403539539545545493402397392475469
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
0
ENE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
1.19
3:20AM
1.14
7:08PM
0.99
4:57AM
1.19
7:09PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:34AM
0.23
11:42AM
0.15
11:18PM
0.84
12:24PM
0.08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise--6:28-------6:26-------6:24-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:16-------7:17--
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------1------1
Temp. °C171717192019181717171719191817161616161717171616
Feels °C (?)171616181919181818181818171616161516161514141514
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