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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 9 am Tuesday 02 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
17.5° 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: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
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) (?) | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 391 | 451 | 534 | 632 | 610 | 589 | 555 | 529 | 522 | 516 | 509 | 400 | 365 | 284 | 371 | 297 | 273 | 198 | 137 | 135 | 87 | 86 | 64 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:03AM 1.92 | 7:18PM 1.19 | 6:42AM 2.05 | 8:12PM 1.19 | 7:23AM 2.12 | 9:06PM 1.17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:13PM -0.20 | 12:23AM 0.47 | 2:00PM -0.37 | 1:05AM 0.53 | 2:47PM -0.47 | 1:49AM 0.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Fri 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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