Orange County Surf

Detailed Orange County surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in Orange County. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in Orange County. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in Orange County over the next 7 days. Surf photos from Orange County and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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Orange County Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the Orange County Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the Orange County coastline are also listed below.

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Orange County Wavefinder

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	Sun	Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Sat
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	15	14
Energy(?)	128	126	115	52	90	51	77	102	49	46	69	25	24	11	11	20	75	68
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	on	on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross- on	off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		9:57PM	8:29AM		10:24PM	9:02AM		10:53PM	9:23AM		11:14PM	9:38AM 9:15PM		11:54PM	10:31AM		12:20AM	11:28AM
Low Tide / height (m)		2:19AM		3:54PM	2:51AM	3:24PM	4:24PM	3:25AM		4:18PM	3:47AM		5:23PM		4:30AM	5:39PM	2:02AM	5:39AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	17	16	17	21	21	19	20	19	16	19
Low °C	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	16	16	15	19	20	18	19	18	14	18
Chill °C (?)	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	17	16	17	21	21	19	20	19	16	19
Sunrise	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:54
Sunset	5:09	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:09	-	-	5:10	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.2 W	0.2 S	0.2 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	16	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 W	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 W	0.1 W	0.2 S	0.3 W	0.2 W
Period (s)	12	12	11	11	14	14	15	13	13	8	12	12	12	3	11	12	4	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 W	0.1 NE	0.3 WNW	-	-	0.2 W	-	0.5 ENE
Period (s)	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	2	2	-	-	4	-	3

	Sun	Monday 17	Tuesday 18
	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.4 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.5 W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12
Energy(?)	176	128	126	126	126	125	119	115	49	52	45	25	90	87	52	51	50	77
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	on
Tide State(?)	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	ebb	low	flow	high	high	ebb	flow	high	ebb	ebb
High Tide / height (m)				9:57PM 1.04				8:29AM 1.75				9:42PM 1.08	10:24PM 1.05			8:51AM 2.27
Low Tide / height (m)		3:24PM -0.20				2:19AM 0.69				3:17PM -0.25				2:51AM 0.67
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	15
Chill °C (?)	18	18	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-
Sunset	-	5:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:12
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.4 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	13	11	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-