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204 surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 11 Feb 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
16.9° C
 (Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at 204 today?

The current surf forecast for 204 at 7PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)--
Afternoon (11 Feb)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (11 Feb)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121111101011111111111616161616151515151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104583468348634732933528222923122922914710095125123188188188120118113104
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
SSW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncrosscrosscrosscross-
off		glasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassoncross-
on		oncross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:41PM
0.91
5:20AM
1.40
7:46PM
0.97
6:05AM
1.51
7:58PM
1.03
6:43AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30PM
0.08
10:56PM
0.83
1:03PM
-0.04
11:56PM
0.74
1:31PM
-0.13
12:37AM
0.64
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise------6:37-------6:35-------6:35-
Sunset-5:30-------5:31-------5:32------
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151515151414141516161515151515161717161515151516
Feels °C (?)141414141213141413121112131414151415141413131415
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