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

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sunday 25			Mon
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	0	2	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.4 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 W	0.5 SW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 W	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	12	14	13	12	15	14	13	15	12	13	13	8	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	12
Energy(?)	237	153	158	196	209	338	194	313	146	190	190	112	102	129	137	98	113	127	237	99	79	51
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- off	off	cross	cross	on	on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	off	off
High Tide / height (m)			10:47PM 1.14	9:41AM 1.72		11:14PM 1.19	9:43AM 1.63		11:07PM 1.25	10:21AM 1.48		12:17AM 1.29	11:43AM 1.26		12:44AM 1.83	12:03PM 1.04		1:07AM 1.40		2:19PM 0.83	2:39AM 1.48
Low Tide / height (m)		4:02PM 0.15	3:36AM 0.60		4:49PM -0.18			4:47PM -0.15		4:33AM 0.50	5:44PM 0.03		6:02AM 0.54	5:43PM 0.12		6:38AM 0.48	6:13PM 0.30		8:13AM 0.42		7:23PM 0.52	10:15AM 0.70
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	19	18	20	20	17	18	16	16	17	15	16	17	17	16	23	24	19	19	23	21	22
Low °C	16	18	17	20	18	16	17	16	16	17	15	15	17	16	16	20	21	17	18	22	18	20
Chill °C (?)	17	19	18	20	20	17	18	16	16	17	15	16	17	17	16	23	24	19	19	23	21	22
Sunrise	6:56	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:50
Sunset	-	5:08	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:14	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	12	14	13	12	11	14	13	13	12	11	7	8	8	8	15	15	14	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 W	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.6 W	0.2 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 WNW	0.3 W	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 W	0.3 WNW	0.2 W
Period (s)	12	12	15	11	14	16	15	10	14	15	14	13	13	13	13	16	8	12	15	10	3	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 19	Tuesday 20	Wednesday 21
	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Exiles CAL - LA County
Rating	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period(s) (?)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	16	15	14	14
Energy(?)	236	214	223	237	177	159	151	127	114	114	255	307	310	209	153	256	223	217	273	350	415	163
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	10:03PM 1.57			9:07AM 1.77					10:06PM 1.16			9:41AM 1.72					10:36PM 1.20				10:17AM 1.61
Low Tide / height (m)		2:36AM 1.05								3:07AM 0.53					4:36PM 0.21			3:47AM 0.51
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	16	16	17	16	19	19	19	19	17	17	17	20	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	18
Chill °C (?)	18	18	16	16	17	16	19	19	19	19	17	17	17	20	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	18
Sunrise	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:12	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:13
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	11	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 SW	0.2 WNW	0.4 SW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 W
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	16	20	20	18	14	18	14	16	16	16	15	16	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 S	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sun	Monday 19
	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Exiles CAL - LA County
Rating	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.4 W
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Energy(?)	188	241	274	270	267	267	164	196	196	195	223	237	237	193	122	153	153	153	152	151	135	71
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	on	on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	10:03PM 1.57											9:07AM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)					2:59AM 0.63													3:50PM -0.27
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	18	17	16	16	16	18	18	19	18	16	16	16	20	19	20	19	18	18	16	17	18
Chill °C (?)	19	18	17	16	16	16	18	18	19	18	16	16	16	20	19	20	19	18	18	16	17	18
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:08	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.4 W
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-