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.

Orange County Surf Forecast

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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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	Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tuesday 20			Wednesday 21			Thursday 22			Friday 23			Saturday 24			Sun
	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	Cottons Point 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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) 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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Palos Verde - Bluff Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre - Trails CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	El Porto Beach CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	South Carlsbad State Beach CAL - San Diego County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County
Rating	1	1	2	2	0	1	2	1	2	2	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	2	0	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.2 W	0.7 SSW	1.3 W	1.0 W	0.5 SW	0.5 S	1.1 W	0.6 SSW	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 SSW	2.0 W	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period(s) (?)	7	15	9	10	20	13	11	18	10	10	16	16	15	19	18	17	16	8	15	18	18	16
Energy(?)	135	222	251	200	186	90	275	209	212	212	171	171	57	124	254	232	357	484	305	565	823	512
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	cross- off	glass	on	glass	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	on	cross- off	glass	cross	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)		4:56PM	1:07AM		4:42PM	2:41AM		5:50PM	4:46AM		5:47PM 3:54PM		5:33AM	6:19PM		6:41AM	7:21PM			12:36PM 4:59PM	12:50AM
Low Tide / height (m)	8:23AM	7:43PM		9:23AM 8:23AM		9:10PM	10:46AM		11:33PM	11:33AM		12:00AM	11:50AM	6:54PM	12:56AM	12:30PM		2:16AM	5:16AM		7:57PM	5:45AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	17	14	15	20	18	17	21	18	17	22	19	20	21	18	16	18	18	16	16	15	15
Low °C	15	17	14	14	19	18	16	21	16	16	21	19	18	20	17	15	17	15	15	16	13	14
Chill °C (?)	15	17	12	15	20	18	17	21	18	17	22	19	20	21	18	16	18	18	15	15	14	15
Sunrise	5:52	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:50	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:48	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:48
Sunset	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:47	-	-	7:49	-	-	7:50	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 W	0.8 W	1.3 W	1.0 W	0.8 W	0.6 W	1.1 W	0.8 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	0.7 W	0.6 SSW	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.6 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.9 SSW	1.5 W	1.1 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W
Period (s)	7	7	9	10	10	9	11	11	10	10	10	16	6	11	18	10	16	8	7	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.7 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.4 S	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 W	0.6 SSW	0.8 W	0.5 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	14	14	14	13	16	18	18	16	16	10	15	19	10	17	10	16	15	18	18	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 SE	0.4 S	2.0 W	-	1.5 W	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	8	-	8	-	-

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	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cottons 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	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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County
Rating	2	1	0	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 SSW	1.2 W	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.6 S	0.5 SW	0.6 S	0.4 SW	0.5 S	0.4 SW	1.1 W	1.1 W
Period(s) (?)	15	7	15	15	14	14	9	10	10	10	14	20	13	19	13	19	11	11
Energy(?)	249	135	212	222	207	156	251	284	245	200	138	186	130	96	90	93	291	275
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	cross- on	on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				3:54PM 0.94			1:48AM 1.29					4:42PM 1.05				2:41AM 1.23
Low Tide / height (m)		8:57AM 0.01			6:54PM 0.90					9:54AM 0.04				9:10PM 0.87				10:46AM 0.07
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	17	17	16	16	14	14	14	15	20	19	18	18	18	18	16	17
Chill °C (?)	15	15	17	17	16	16	13	13	14	15	20	19	18	18	18	18	16	17
Sunrise	5:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:50	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:45	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 W	1.2 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	1.1 W	1.1 W
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	11	11
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.5 S	0.7 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.4 S
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	18	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-