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204 surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.5° C
 (Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 204 today?

The current surf forecast for 204 at 5AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (12 Jan)--

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)202018181716161616161515151414141313131313131318
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4075188180232283263256253191179169167218213198187184137137135133127110
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
W
10
WNW
10
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
0
NNE
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
N
5
E
0
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glassoffoffglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglassglassglasscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
1.41
6:34PM
0.82
4:57AM
1.48
7:26PM
0.90
5:40AM
1.54
7:57PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
0.21
9:56PM
0.74
12:48PM
0.07
11:03PM
0.77
1:22PM
-0.05
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:54-----
Sunset-----5:01-------5:02-------5:04--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171717192020201918181820222221202019202023222221
Feels °C (?)131313161616161614141417181817171717171820191918
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