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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	Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Sat
	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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Thousand Steps CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Thousand Steps CAL - Orange County	San Onofre - Trails CAL - Orange County	San Onofre - Trails CAL - Orange County	204 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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Trestles (Lowers) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County
Rating	1	0	3	3	1	2	1	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	1	4	2	3	3	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s)	14	23	22	20	20	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	18	18	19	19	18	17	17	16	16
Energy	180	320	524	654	787	720	819	681	734	564	606	643	380	614	719	710	954	1117	1064	733	836	478
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- on	on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	10:39AM 0.98		8:47PM 1.72	11:19AM 0.96		9:30PM 2.20	11:13AM 0.99		9:48PM 1.67	11:56AM 0.98		10:20PM 1.63	1:36PM 0.93		10:54PM 1.56			11:51PM 1.94		3:21PM 0.99	12:16AM 1.36
Low Tide / height (m)		2:28PM 0.63	4:13AM -0.17		2:59PM 0.67	4:58AM 0.24		3:45PM 1.18		5:24AM -0.13	4:03PM 0.73		6:37AM -0.10	4:39PM 0.77		7:18AM -0.05	5:23PM 0.80		7:27AM 0.03	7:02PM 0.89		8:44AM 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	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	19	17	17	21	19	19	18	17	19	19	17	15	19	17	16	20	17	19	17	17	15
Low °C	15	19	17	16	21	17	18	17	16	17	19	16	15	18	16	16	19	16	18	16	16	15
Chill °C (?)	16	19	17	17	21	19	19	18	17	19	19	17	15	19	17	15	20	17	19	17	17	14
Sunrise	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:41	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:39	-	-	5:43
Sunset	-	7:52	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:54	-	-	7:55	-	-	8:00	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 W	0.5 SSW	0.7 W	1.1 W	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 W	0.8 W	0.9 SSW	1.1 W	1.1 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.3 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.2 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	6	13	6	11	20	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	7	7	18	8	19	18	17	17	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.7 W	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 W	0.7 SSW	0.9 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.6 W	0.7 W
Period (s)	14	23	22	20	11	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	15	14	9	19	8	10	10	9	9	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.6 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 30						Sunday 31								Monday 01
	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) 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	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Thousand Steps CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre - Trails CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Thousand Steps CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	4	2	3	3	1	1	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period(s)	14	14	23	23	22	22	22	21	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17
Energy	219	180	324	320	315	398	524	758	623	654	820	787	952	1053	720	822	729	819	809	681	506	752
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	on	cross- on	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	on	on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	on	on	glass	cross- off
Tide State	-	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		10:39AM 0.98				9:15PM 1.69								9:30PM 2.20					11:13AM 0.99			9:48PM 1.67
Low Tide / height (m)				2:28PM 0.63				4:13AM -0.17				2:59PM 0.67				4:47AM -0.16				3:45PM 1.18
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	19	19	17	16	17	17	18	17	21	21	19	18	17	17	18	19	19	17	17	16
Chill °C (?)	16	16	19	19	17	16	17	17	18	17	21	21	19	18	17	17	18	19	19	17	17	16
Sunrise	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:41	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:54	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 W	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 W	1.3 W	0.7 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.1 W	0.9 W	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW
Period (s)	14	6	14	13	7	7	6	8	8	11	11	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	5	14	23	23	13	22	22	21	20	20	20	11	11	11	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.6 W	0.6 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 30	Sunday 31
	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM
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	Agate and Pearl Street 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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Agate and Pearl Street CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	4	2	3	3	1	1	2	3	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period(s)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21
Energy	214	217	219	227	180	190	228	368	324	331	327	320	320	315	315	315	428	398	367	524	524	640
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)						10:18AM 1.52										8:47PM 1.72
Low Tide / height (m)										2:28PM 0.63
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	15	15	16	17	15	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	17
Chill °C (?)	15	15	16	17	15	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	18	18	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	17
Sunrise	5:41	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:53	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 SSW	1.3 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.8 W
Period (s)	14	14	14	14	6	6	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	7	7	7	22	7	6	6	6	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	5	5	5	5	14	14	6	23	23	23	23	23	23	13	13	13	7	22	22	22	22	21
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	6	6	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-