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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	Wed	Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Monday 08			Tuesday 09			Wednesday 10
	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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre - Trails CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Lowers) 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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre - Trails CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Thousand Steps CAL - Orange County	San Onofre - Trails CAL - Orange County
Rating	3	3	3	4	2	1	3	1	1	3	2	0	3	2	2	4	3	1	4	1	2	4
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 S	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period(s)	18	19	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14	21	20	19	18	18	17	16	16
Energy	689	652	881	1046	1032	976	850	726	714	611	368	444	516	262	1245	1350	2022	1457	1542	1566	876	1162
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:54PM 1.56		2:29PM 0.95	11:32PM 1.48		2:26PM 1.00	12:16AM 1.36		3:18PM 1.06	1:17AM 1.23		4:02PM 1.17	2:43AM 1.09		4:41PM 1.30	4:19AM 1.01		5:17PM 1.45		5:45AM 0.99	6:01PM 2.10
Low Tide / height (m)		7:18AM -0.05	5:47PM 0.86		7:27AM 0.03	6:24PM 0.84		8:11AM 0.09	7:53PM 0.85		9:28AM 0.16		9:35PM 0.77	10:13AM 0.25		11:03PM 0.60	10:30AM 0.33		12:10AM 0.36	11:17AM 0.41		1:04AM 0.11
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	16	17	18	21	20	17	20	19	17	16	19	17	16	19	17	20	20	18	18	18	17
Low °C	16	15	16	17	19	19	17	18	19	16	16	19	16	15	18	16	18	20	17	17	18	16
Chill °C (?)	16	16	17	18	21	20	17	20	19	17	16	19	17	15	19	17	20	20	18	18	18	17
Sunrise	-	5:43	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:39	-	-
Sunset	-	-	8:00	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:57	-	-	7:58	-	-	7:58	-	-	8:00	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 SSW	0.8 W	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 W	1.0 SSW	1.2 S	1.6 SSW	1.4 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.6 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.5 SSW
Period (s)	18	9	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	8	15	15	8	21	20	19	18	18	17	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.7 SW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 SSW	0.7 W	0.7 SW	1.0 W	0.5 SW	0.9 W	1.1 W	0.8 W	0.8 W
Period (s)	14	19	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	16	8	8	14	8	14	8	13	6	8	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 W	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-

	Wed		Thursday 04								Friday 05								Saturday 06
	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 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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) 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	San Onofre - Trails CAL - Orange County	204 CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	204 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	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period(s)	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Energy	564	639	689	963	671	652	785	881	1058	1048	1046	1032	1002	1032	1024	976	899	862	850	766	505	726
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)		10:54PM 1.56						2:29PM 0.95			11:32PM 1.48					2:26PM 1.00			12:16AM 1.36
Low Tide / height (m)					7:18AM -0.05				5:23PM 0.80				7:27AM 0.03				6:24PM 0.84					8:11AM 0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	17	18	17	18	17	19	21	21	19	17	17	17	17	16	20
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	16	14	16	16	17	18	17	18	17	19	21	21	19	17	17	17	17	16	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:39	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:57	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	1.0 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	18	19	9	9	9	19	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 W	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.7 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	18	18	14	9	19	19	19	11	11	11	11	10	7	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Wednesday 03	Thursday 04
	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 CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre - Trails 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	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	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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre - Trails CAL - Orange County
Rating	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	1
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period(s)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Energy	565	565	564	558	558	639	640	500	689	882	796	963	681	671	671	671	676	652	696	696	785	1200
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)						10:54PM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)															7:18AM -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)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	20
Chill °C (?)	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	16	16	16	14	14	14	16	16	16	16	16	16	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:55	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 W	0.9 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	7	18	18	19	19	19	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	19
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.9 W	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	14	14	9	9	8	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-