Orange County Surf

Orange County Surf Forecast

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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Please enable JavaScript to access the following map views:All map types that you can enable here: Orange County Colour Base Map, Wave Height, Wave Energy, Orange County Swell 1 Energy, Swell 2 Energy, Windwave Energy, Orange County Precipitation, Wind, Temperature, Orange County Cloud Cover.Map overlays available for display: Orange County Pressure, Wind.Symbols shown on the map: Orange County Surf Breaks, Tide Forecasts, Cities, Orange County Ski Resorts, Live Wave Buoys, Live Webcams, Orange County Wind Now, Temperature Now, Weather Now, Orange County Swell at breaks, Rating at breaks.

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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	Thu	Friday 12			Saturday 13			Sunday 14			Monday 15			Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	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	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre - Trails CAL - Orange County	San Onofre - Trails CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre - Trails CAL - Orange County	San Onofre - Trails CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	3	2	1	3	1	0	3	1	0	3	1	0	3	3	2	4	2	3	3	1	0	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period(s)	14	14	14	13	13	16	16	15	15	15	14	21	21	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	16
Energy	749	456	672	729	719	814	705	730	679	787	766	887	911	1031	1782	1067	1128	1119	935	715	687	690
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	on	glass	on	cross- on	glass	on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on	on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	on	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)		8:41AM 1.02	7:16PM 1.92		8:58AM 1.09		8:01PM 2.03	9:51AM 1.12		8:49PM 2.08	10:42AM 1.14		9:48PM 2.58	11:32AM 1.15		10:28PM 2.01	12:23PM 1.17		11:19PM 1.87	1:16PM 1.20		12:13AM 1.68
Low Tide / height (m)	1:54AM -0.13	1:19PM 0.56		2:42AM -0.32	1:40PM 0.57		3:30AM -0.45		2:30PM 0.59	4:18AM -0.51		3:21PM 0.59		5:07AM -0.50	4:14PM 0.60		5:55AM -0.43	5:11PM 0.62		6:43AM -0.31	6:14PM 0.64
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	18	23	20	22	23	20	22	23	20	22	23	19	22	23	20	22	22	20	22	21	18
Low °C	18	17	22	20	21	22	19	21	23	19	20	23	19	20	22	19	20	22	19	20	21	17
Chill °C (?)	19	18	23	20	22	23	20	22	23	20	22	23	19	22	23	20	22	22	20	22	21	18
Sunrise	-	5:43	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:39	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:00	-	-	8:01	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.3 SW	1.1 SW	1.2 SW	1.2 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW	1.1 SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	13	13	13	16	15	15	15	14	14	21	19	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.4 WNW	0.5 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.4 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 S	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.5 S
Period (s)	12	10	19	18	18	16	13	26	12	12	20	21	13	13	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.4 W	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	0.2 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	-
Period (s)	-	-	10	-	-	11	-	11	11	10	10	3	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-

	Thu		Friday 12								Saturday 13								Sunday 14
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	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 - Trails 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	Dana Point 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	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Huntington Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	2	3	3	3	3	2	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 S	0.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	18	13	18	18	13	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15
Energy	668	608	749	749	730	456	665	672	643	644	729	751	746	719	732	814	792	705	705	623	568	730
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	on
Tide State	high	mid-ebb	low	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	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)	6:34PM 1.78					8:41AM 1.02			7:24PM 2.42					8:58AM 1.09				8:10PM 2.53				9:51AM 1.12
Low Tide / height (m)			1:54AM -0.13				12:52PM 0.53					2:42AM -0.32			1:40PM 0.57					3:35AM -0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	19	19	18	18	20	18	23	22	20	20	20	20	21	22	23	22	20	19	20	19	19	22
Chill °C (?)	19	19	18	18	20	18	23	22	20	20	20	20	21	22	23	22	20	19	20	19	19	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 S	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 S	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	11	10	12	12	12	10	20	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	13	13	13	13	26	26
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	0.4 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	0.2 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	11	11	-	-	-	-	11

	Thursday 11	Friday 12
	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County	San Onofre - Trails CAL - Orange County	San Onofre - Trails CAL - Orange County	San Onofre - Trails CAL - Orange County	Cottons Point 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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre 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	Huntington Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Laguna Beach - Rockpile CAL - Orange County
Rating	2	3	3	3	3	2	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	696	676	668	668	704	608	706	440	749	749	749	749	749	749	730	721	456	456	676	521	665	559
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		6:34PM 1.78														8:01AM 1.05
Low Tide / height (m)									1:54AM -0.13											12:54PM 0.99
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	17	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	21	17	18	23	21	23	21
Chill °C (?)	20	20	19	19	19	19	19	17	18	18	18	18	18	19	20	21	17	18	23	21	23	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	8:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	10	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	10	19	20	20	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-