204 surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 09 May 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 204 today?

The current surf forecast for 204 at 4AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (10 May)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (10 May)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
572
389
283
356
352
443
582
469
422
330
402
402
487
487
397
314
294
279
275
334
334
272
242
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
S
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SW
0
SE
5
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:36PM1.05m
3:47AM1.13m
5:57PM1.18m
5:06AM1.14m
6:20PM1.33m
6:10AM1.16m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.83m
11:05AM0.16m
11:41PM0.65m
11:46AM0.16m
00:34AM0.43m
12:22PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:39
7:40
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
17
18
19
18
17
17
17
18
20
21
22
21
20
19
17
16
17
19
19
19
17
17
16
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
19
20
21
21
20
20
19
17
16
16
18
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
W
7
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
Energy kJ
424
572
389
283
70
352
443
582
469
422
330
402
402
487
487
397
314
294
279
275
334
334
272
242
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
7
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
12
Energy kJ
43
42
38
53
356
92
92
85
60
57
89
86
85
75
51
50
51
51
49
50
34
30
31
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
SW
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
99
35
35
35
31
31
51
31
30
30
28
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
28
30
9
9
29
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
80
94
77
29
10
0
0
4
94
94
94
94
0
73
37
73
73
80
80
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
9
7
6
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
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