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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Orange County Wavefinder

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	Mon	Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30
	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	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA 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	Burnout CAL - LA 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	Palos Verde - Bluff Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Burnout CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Palos Verde - Bluff Cove CAL - LA County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County
Rating	1	0	2	1	0	2	2	0	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SW
Period(s) (?)	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	15
Energy(?)	118	175	295	160	241	242	278	212	218	72	119	170	171	133	173	91	109	137	43	116	60	60
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	on	glass	on	on	glass	glass	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	on	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	12:39AM 1.56		3:50PM 0.76	1:56AM 1.45		6:42PM 1.42	3:42AM 1.40		6:56PM 1.01		5:14AM 1.44	7:23PM 1.15		6:36AM 2.02	7:49PM 1.27		7:26AM 2.06		8:15PM 1.39	7:59AM 1.56		8:41PM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)		8:45AM 0.02	6:16PM 0.73		10:37AM 0.44		8:58PM 0.85	11:59AM 0.36		11:21PM 0.77	12:46PM -0.16		12:35AM 0.58	1:37PM 0.27		1:26AM 0.40		2:02PM -0.19	2:08AM 0.23		2:32PM -0.14	2:47AM 0.10
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	18	21	18	22	23	20	22	23	19	23	23	21	23	22	20	20	21	17	19	18	16
Low °C	15	16	21	18	20	22	19	20	22	19	21	22	20	20	21	17	19	20	16	17	17	16
Chill °C (?)	16	18	21	18	22	23	20	22	23	19	23	23	21	23	22	20	20	21	17	19	18	16
Sunrise	-	6:52	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:41	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:04	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:12	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 W	0.4 W	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 W	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	15	10	6	14	14	14	13	13	5	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.4 SW	0.2 W	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 W	0.5 W	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 W	0.2 SSW	0.4 W	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.3 WSW	0.3 WSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	6	6	12	5	11	11	8	10	15	14	6	10	6	10	10	13	5	5	4	13	16	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSE
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	5	4	-	-	-	-	-	4	2

	Mon		Tuesday 24								Wednesday 25								Thursday 26
	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	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA 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	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach 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
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15
Energy(?)	341	239	219	205	221	175	296	175	358	345	269	258	244	136	244	242	230	283	278	241	218	212
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)			12:39AM 1.56					4:47PM 1.30			1:56AM 1.45						6:36PM 1.42			3:42AM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)	5:46PM 0.58					9:07AM 0.46			6:16PM 0.73					10:43AM 0.43				8:58PM 0.85
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	16	17	17	18	17	18	21	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	23	22	19	20	20	20	20	22
Chill °C (?)	16	17	17	18	17	18	21	19	19	19	19	19	20	19	23	22	19	20	20	20	20	22
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:46	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 SSW	0.3 W	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SW	0.2 W	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	8	8	7	7	12	6	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	7	11	11	9	9	8	13	9	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	0.3 W	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 23						Tuesday 24
	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 CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Dana Point CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA 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	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach 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
Rating	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Energy(?)	323	341	341	326	252	135	233	128	219	214	211	205	205	132	196	239	295	314	294	295	296	296
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)	5:46PM 0.58															8:45AM 0.02
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	16	16	16	16	15	17	16	17	17	17	18	18	16	18	19	18	21	21	21	21	21
Chill °C (?)	17	16	16	16	16	15	17	16	17	17	17	18	18	16	18	19	18	21	21	21	21	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 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	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	12	8	8	8	8	6	8	6	7	7	7	7	7	6	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-