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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	Monday 12			Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			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	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre 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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Camp Pendelton CAL - San Diego County
Rating	2	2	2	0	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.7 W	0.7 W
Period(s) (?)	18	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	18	16	14	14	13	14	13	12	12	11	17	16	14	14
Energy(?)	264	211	370	137	240	275	111	294	185	330	306	209	304	242	289	188	139	164	235	182	232	265
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	cross- on	off	glass	cross- on	on	glass	cross- on	off	glass
High Tide / height (m)				5:07AM 1.96		7:26PM 0.90	5:40AM 1.54		8:46PM 0.96	6:49AM 1.63		8:22PM 1.00	7:07AM 2.21		9:09PM 1.51	7:30AM 1.74		9:56PM 1.06	8:33AM 1.78		10:03PM 1.57	8:49AM 2.31
Low Tide / height (m)	12:31PM 0.20		10:18PM 1.21	12:52PM 0.51		11:03PM 0.77		1:22PM -0.05	12:34AM 0.78		2:07PM 0.27	12:40AM 0.70		2:32PM 0.20	1:26AM 1.13		2:52PM -0.25	2:24AM 0.66		3:21PM -0.27	2:36AM 1.05
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	21	20	21	21	20	23	20	20	20	21	20	22	24	22	24	23	24	23	24	23	24
Low °C	19	20	19	20	20	18	20	20	20	20	19	18	21	23	21	23	22	20	23	24	22	23
Chill °C (?)	20	21	20	21	21	20	23	20	20	20	21	20	22	24	22	24	23	24	23	24	23	24
Sunrise	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:52
Sunset	-	5:01	-	-	5:02	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.7 W	0.7 W
Period (s)	18	17	16	15	14	13	13	13	12	16	14	14	13	14	13	12	12	11	17	16	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.4 NW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.1 SW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	3	12	11	16	11	19	18	15	15	15	16	14	14	14	13	18	13	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.1 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 SE	-	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 12						Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Dolphin Street CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach 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	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Dana Point 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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	0	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 W
Period(s) (?)	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Energy(?)	315	410	283	338	241	234	232	227	335	305	127	154	235	235	209	112	111	210	250	161	255	221
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	4:40AM 1.43				6:34PM 0.82				5:27AM 1.49					7:42PM 1.37			5:40AM 1.54					8:14PM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)			12:13PM 0.65			9:56PM 0.74					12:58PM 0.50				11:18PM 1.23					1:22PM -0.05
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)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	18	22	20	20	19	18	19	19	19	21	21	20	20	19	19	20	19	18	22	20	20
Chill °C (?)	18	18	22	20	20	19	18	19	19	19	21	21	20	20	19	19	20	19	18	22	20	20
Sunrise	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:01	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:04	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 W
Period (s)	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 W	0.3 WNW	0.3 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	20	19	19	19	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.2 WNW	-	0.3 NW	0.2 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	5	-	3	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 12	Tuesday 13
	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Dolphin Street CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach 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	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Dana Point 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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	0	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period(s) (?)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy(?)	334	328	224	270	165	163	162	212	469	552	166	211	331	309	304	238	237	453	371	234	293	292
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- on	off	off	off
High Tide / height (m)	4:40AM 1.43														6:52PM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)									12:31PM 0.20										10:46PM 0.76
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	18	17	18	19	20	20	18	18	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	18	19	19
Chill °C (?)	18	18	18	17	18	19	20	20	18	18	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	18	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 WNW	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
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	0.2 NNW	0.2 NNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.1 W	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	-	0.3 NW	0.4 NW	0.4 NW	0.2 NNW	0.3 NNE	0.3 NNE
Period (s)	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	5	2	2	-	3	3	3	3	10	10