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204 Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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204 surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 15 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
17.9° 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 3AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 10 | W 8 | W 12 | |
154 | 204 | 156 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 244 | 264 | 346 | 341 | 434 | 656 | 500 | 363 | 835 | 704 | 723 | 822 | 663 | 569 | 649 | 327 | 169 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.93m | 9:47AM1.16m | 9:02PM2.00m | 10:41AM1.12m | 9:46PM2.00m | 11:38AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM-0.39m | 2:48PM0.45m | 4:22AM-0.47m | 3:29PM0.52m | 5:14AM-0.47m | 4:14PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 13 | W 10 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 10 | W 8 | W 12 |
 kJ | 94 | 204 | 94 | 305 | 151 | 194 | 244 | 264 | 346 | 341 | 434 | 656 | 500 | 363 | 835 | 704 | 723 | 822 | 663 | 569 | 649 | 327 | 169 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 10 | SSW 13 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 154 | 94 | 156 | 120 | 305 | 301 | 218 | 218 | 215 | 215 | 168 | 149 | 143 | 212 | 139 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 87 | 55 | 51 | 73 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | SSW 14 | S 18 | W 14 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSE 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 121 | 85 | 127 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 119 | 158 | 25 | 132 | 141 | 25 | 5 | 48 | 46 | 81 | 81 | 46 | 46 | 28 | 49 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 6 | 66 | 37 | 73 | 77 | 80 | 81 | 73 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 554 | 116 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 37 | 73 | 77 | 142 |
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