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204 surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at 204 today?
The current surf forecast for 204 at 4PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at 204. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 63 | 25 | 25 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 40 | 67 | 67 | 104 | 104 | 67 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 97 | 151 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:34AM 1.58 | 2:01AM 1.19 | 12:41PM 1.36 | 3:01AM 1.27 | 2:02PM 1.17 | 3:51AM 1.37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:34AM 0.79 | 7:05PM -0.05 | 7:02AM 0.80 | 7:59PM 0.10 | 8:45AM 0.74 | 8:52PM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
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