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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	Tuesday 13			Wednesday 14			Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19			Tue
	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	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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Corona Del Mar Jetty CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Agate and Pearl Street CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	0	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	0	2	2	0	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.4 SSW	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.5 W
Period(s) (?)	15	14	13	13	13	18	16	14	14	13	14	13	12	12	13	17	16	15	13	13	12	12
Energy(?)	151	240	275	111	294	185	330	234	209	249	247	240	115	148	176	203	279	247	164	237	125	118
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)			8:15PM 0.91	5:40AM 1.54		7:57PM 0.95	6:29AM 2.12		8:42PM 1.48	6:56AM 1.68		9:34PM 1.03	8:00AM 1.75		9:36PM 1.54	8:16AM 2.31		9:38PM 1.12	8:49AM 2.31		10:47PM 1.14	9:23AM 2.25
Low Tide / height (m)	12:48PM 0.07	1:16PM 0.07	11:46PM 0.79		1:33PM 0.38	11:57PM 0.75		2:00PM 0.28	12:50AM 1.18		2:23PM -0.20	1:50AM 0.70		2:52PM -0.25	2:01AM 1.09		3:54PM -0.25	2:30AM 0.55		3:50PM -0.27	3:36AM 0.60
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	21	20	22	19	21	20	20	19	19	20	19	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	20	19	20
Low °C	20	20	18	21	19	20	19	20	18	19	20	19	21	21	20	21	21	19	19	19	18	20
Chill °C (?)	22	21	20	22	19	21	20	20	19	19	20	19	22	22	22	22	21	20	20	20	19	20
Sunrise	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:52
Sunset	-	5:02	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:05	-	-	5:06	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:07	-	-	5:08	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	15	14	13	13	13	12	16	14	14	13	14	13	12	12	12	17	16	15	13	13	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	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	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 W	0.4 W	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 S
Period (s)	12	11	16	11	19	18	15	15	15	16	14	14	14	13	13	10	13	12	12	12	11	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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	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	San Onofre 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	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Dana Point 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	Doheney Beach 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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County
Rating	2	2	2	1	1	0	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 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	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.0 W	0.8 WNW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	17	17	16	16	15	14
Energy(?)	231	374	335	151	127	142	235	235	209	112	111	210	250	161	253	221	356	203	281	282	456	306
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	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	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			5:27AM 1.49					7:42PM 1.37			5:40AM 1.54					8:14PM 1.44			6:29AM 2.12
Low Tide / height (m)					12:58PM 0.50				11:18PM 1.23					1:22PM -0.05			12:34AM 0.78					2:00PM 0.28
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	19	20	20	20	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	21	20	20	18	20	19	20	18	20
Chill °C (?)	19	20	20	20	21	21	20	20	19	19	19	18	18	21	20	20	18	20	19	20	18	20
Sunrise	-	-	6:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	5:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:05
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 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	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.7 WNW	1.0 W	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	17	17	16	16	15	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 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	0.6 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	20	19	19	19	18	12	12	12	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Mon	Tuesday 13
	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	San Onofre 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	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Dana Point 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	Doheney Beach 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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County
Rating	2	2	2	1	1	0	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	233	370	370	231	152	176	285	213	208	157	154	318	318	148	181	179	319	142	237	140	295	232
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	off
High Tide / height (m)								5:07AM 1.96														7:42PM 1.37
Low Tide / height (m)															12:52PM 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	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	20	21	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	20	21	20	20	21	20
Chill °C (?)	19	20	21	19	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	20	21	21	21	20	21	20	20	21	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:04	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 N	0.2 N	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-