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

	Wed		Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wed
	PM	Night	AM	PM	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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Thousand Steps CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Agate and Pearl Street CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	El Segundo Beach Jetty CAL - LA 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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	2	2	1	2	2	0	2	1	1	2	2	0	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.6 W	0.7 WNW	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.4 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period(s) (?)	13	18	15	14	14	13	14	13	12	12	11	16	16	14	13	13	12	12	18	16	15	15
Energy(?)	294	185	180	244	209	181	247	252	116	139	166	177	225	232	125	191	153	164	211	223	237	152
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	on	glass	on	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)		8:14PM 1.44	6:29AM 2.12		9:11PM 1.00	6:56AM 1.68		8:46PM 1.04	8:00AM 1.75		9:11PM 1.08	8:04AM 1.77		9:38PM 1.12	8:36AM 1.77		10:38PM 1.59	9:28AM 2.24		10:36PM 1.20	9:43AM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)		12:09AM 1.21		2:00PM 0.28	1:14AM 0.74		2:56PM -0.20	1:18AM 0.65		3:03PM 0.15	1:54AM 0.60		3:21PM -0.27	2:30AM 0.55		3:50PM -0.27	3:18AM 1.05		4:30PM 0.20	3:47AM 0.51		4:47PM -0.15
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	21	22	21	21	20	21	21	20	21	23	22	23	21	18	21	20	18	17	17	17	17	18
Low °C	21	21	21	21	19	19	20	19	20	22	19	22	20	16	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	17
Chill °C (?)	21	22	21	21	20	21	21	20	21	23	22	23	21	18	21	20	18	17	17	17	17	18
Sunrise	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:54	-
Sunset	5:07	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:08	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:09
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.7 WNW	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	13	12	15	14	14	13	14	13	12	12	11	16	16	14	13	13	12	12	11	10	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 W	0.4 W	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 W	0.4 SW
Period (s)	19	18	15	15	17	16	14	14	14	13	18	13	10	12	12	12	11	19	18	16	10	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 14				Thursday 15								Friday 16								Sat
	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - 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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Thousand Steps 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	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.4 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	19	12	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	12	13	13	14	14	13	13	13
Energy(?)	129	208	245	221	347	203	419	282	376	158	224	234	209	212	204	246	177	170	278	215	252	205
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				8:14PM 1.44			6:49AM 1.63					8:22PM 1.00			6:56AM 1.68					8:46PM 1.04
Low Tide / height (m)		1:27PM 0.38			12:34AM 0.78					2:01PM 0.28			12:40AM 0.70					2:38PM 0.20				1:18AM 0.65
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	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	21	21	21	21	22	19	22	20	20	21	20	20	19	19	20	21	21	19	20	20	19
Chill °C (?)	22	21	21	21	21	22	19	22	20	20	21	20	20	19	19	20	21	21	19	20	20	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	5:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	13	12	13	13	14	14	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.6 W	0.4 WNW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 W	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	11	19	19	18	12	12	15	15	15	15	15	15	17	16	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 WNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-

	Wednesday 14	Thursday 15
	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - 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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Thousand Steps 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	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	18	12	18	18	18	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy(?)	111	176	176	176	297	161	283	166	265	126	154	192	189	188	185	185	172	165	291	192	186	238
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	glass	on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)																					6:19AM 1.62
Low Tide / height (m)				1:27PM 0.38										11:57PM 0.75
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	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	21	22	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	21	21	21	22	21	22	21	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	16	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.3 W	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	11	11	11	11	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-