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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	Tue		Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Monday 30			Tue
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA 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	Corona Del Mar Jetty CAL - Orange County	Corona Del Mar Jetty CAL - Orange County	Corona Del Mar Jetty 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	Palos Verde - Bluff Cove CAL - LA County	Burnout CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	2	1	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 W	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	10	12	12	12	12	15	15
Energy(?)	295	160	241	255	134	242	222	219	135	105	134	118	174	126	113	125	64	62	56	83	90	103
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	glass	on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	glass	on	cross- off	off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	4:47PM 1.30	2:16AM 2.00		6:27PM 0.88	3:42AM 1.40		7:12PM 1.55		5:27AM 1.97	7:23PM 1.15		6:22AM 1.51	7:49PM 1.27		7:14AM 1.56		8:15PM 1.39	7:59AM 1.56		8:57PM 2.00	8:39AM 1.51
Low Tide / height (m)	6:52PM 1.28		10:29AM 0.01		8:58PM 0.85	11:51AM -0.08		11:33PM 1.30	12:55PM 0.29		12:35AM 0.58	1:28PM -0.20		1:26AM 0.40		2:29PM -0.18	2:08AM 0.23		2:32PM -0.14	2:55AM 0.61		2:59PM -0.06
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	light rain	light rain
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4
High °C	19	16	21	22	17	22	22	21	22	22	20	21	23	20	21	17	16	18	19	17	17	16
Low °C	18	15	18	20	16	19	22	20	20	21	19	19	22	18	19	17	16	17	18	17	17	15
Chill °C (?)	19	16	21	22	17	22	22	21	22	22	20	21	23	20	21	17	16	18	19	17	17	15
Sunrise	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:39	-
Sunset	7:04	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:08
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 W	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.3 WSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	18	17	16	16	16	15	10	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	10	7	5	5	12	15	15
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.2 S	0.3 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 SSW	0.6 W	0.4 W	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 WSW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	12	12	11	13	8	10	15	10	8	11	11	10	10	12	6	12	12	12	12	5	11	3
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 SW	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 SSW	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	11	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	4	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-

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	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County	Exiles CAL - LA 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	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA 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	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	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	10	15	15	15	14	14	14
Energy(?)	174	171	357	345	269	258	254	153	146	255	318	300	286	211	217	233	244	222	234	212	219	194
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	on	cross- on	glass	cross- off	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)		4:47PM 1.30			1:56AM 1.45						6:27PM 0.88			3:42AM 1.40					6:56PM 1.01
Low Tide / height (m)			6:16PM 0.73					10:43AM 0.43				8:58PM 0.85					11:51AM -0.08				11:21PM 0.77
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	16	17	16	17	18	17	18	19	20	19	18	18	18	19	17	22	22	21	19	20	21
Chill °C (?)	17	16	17	16	17	18	17	18	19	20	19	18	18	18	19	17	22	22	21	19	20	21
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:06	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	10	10	10	10	10	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 W	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.2 WSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 W	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	6	12	12	12	12	11	13	11	13	13	11	11	11	11	9	15	15	15	15	14	10	10
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 WSW	0.4 SW	0.3 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	11	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 24												Wednesday 25
	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County	Exiles CAL - LA 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	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA 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	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	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	1	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Energy(?)	174	174	296	295	295	295	292	168	168	357	353	345	342	269	269	159	266	258	255	257	244	244
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	on	on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)					3:50PM 0.76										1:56AM 1.45	2:32AM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)								6:50PM 1.28
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	15	19	19	19	18	17	16	16	17	17	16	17	17	17	15	18	18	18	17	18	19
Chill °C (?)	16	15	19	19	19	18	17	16	16	17	17	16	17	17	17	15	18	18	18	17	18	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 W	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	6	6	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	6	11	11	11	13	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-