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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	Saturday 02			Sunday 03			Monday 04			Tuesday 05			Wednesday 06			Thursday 07			Friday 08			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	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Palos Verde - Bluff Cove CAL - LA County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Dutches A Frame CAL - San Diego County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County
Rating	0	2	1	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	2	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	1.4 W	0.8 W	0.6 SSW	1.4 W	0.4 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	18	18	16	16	8	7	15	8	13	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	13	13	19
Energy(?)	156	607	236	332	233	390	140	259	335	125	296	182	274	351	399	372	295	246	181	234	111	294
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	on	on	on	glass	on	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)		4:59PM 1.41		8:36AM 1.31	5:30PM 1.46		8:26AM 0.98	6:26PM 1.99		9:16AM 1.44	7:07PM 1.66		9:26AM 1.50	7:46PM 1.77	8:15PM 1.77	9:27AM 1.17		8:52PM 1.84	9:52AM 1.23		9:00PM 1.90	10:20AM 1.30
Low Tide / height (m)	8:12AM 0.80		12:46AM 0.32	10:28AM 1.30		1:30AM 0.18	11:50AM 0.89		2:06AM 0.05	12:57PM 1.26		2:38AM -0.05	1:37PM 1.18		3:40AM -0.15		2:45PM 0.72	4:09AM -0.20		3:01PM 1.03	4:09AM -0.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	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	16	21	18	23	19	18	20	24	19	21	24	22	22	25	24	27	26	19	20	24	21	21
Low °C	15	21	17	20	18	18	20	23	18	20	23	20	20	25	23	25	25	18	20	24	19	20
Chill °C (?)	16	21	18	23	19	18	20	24	19	21	24	22	22	25	24	27	26	19	20	24	21	21
Sunrise	6:05	-	-	6:03	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:05	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:09
Sunset	-	7:49	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:46	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:45	-	-	7:43	-	-	7:43	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.7 SW	0.6 W	0.7 S	0.6 S	1.4 W	0.8 W	0.8 W	1.4 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.5 SW
Period (s)	6	18	6	12	11	8	7	8	8	7	7	6	16	16	16	15	15	6	7	7	6	19
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 W	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.2 S	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	15	14	13	7	16	16	15	15	14	13	17	17	6	6	6	6	12	14	14	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.8 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 W	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 02						Sunday 03								Monday 04
	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	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Dutches A Frame CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Dutches A Frame CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) 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	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	2	2	0	0	3	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 S	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.4 W	0.7 SSW	1.3 W	1.1 W	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	14	18	18	18	18	18	12	16	16	16	16	16	8	16	8	8	15	15	15	14
Energy(?)	303	230	446	328	601	516	449	330	319	175	291	322	291	344	390	362	298	204	289	105	237	264
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	on	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	off	glass	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	6:14AM 0.81			4:42PM 1.83						8:36AM 1.31			5:34PM 1.89					9:17AM 0.98			6:23PM 1.55
Low Tide / height (m)		9:05AM 0.82					12:46AM 0.32			10:28AM 1.30									11:50AM 0.89
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	17	15	21	19	19	19	19	17	20	20	23	23	21	21	18	21	18	19	24	22	22	21
Chill °C (?)	17	15	21	19	19	19	19	17	20	20	23	23	21	21	18	21	18	19	24	22	22	21
Sunrise	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:51	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.7 W	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 S	0.7 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.7 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.4 W	0.9 W	1.3 W	1.1 W	0.9 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	15	6	14	18	18	13	12	12	12	6	7	11	16	16	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.5 SW	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 W	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 W	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 W
Period (s)	6	14	6	14	14	18	18	18	7	16	16	7	11	11	16	16	10	10	15	15	15	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Saturday 02	Sunday 03
	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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange 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	Dutches A Frame CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Dutches A Frame CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) 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	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	2	2	0	0	3	3	2	2	2	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Energy(?)	255	156	303	166	302	337	380	397	446	195	607	607	607	601	242	601	182	182	469	236	449	447
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	on	cross	on	on	cross- on	on	on	glass	on	on	glass	on	glass	cross
High Tide / height (m)												4:28PM 1.39
Low Tide / height (m)				8:29AM 1.21																12:58AM 0.65
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	16	14	17	15	19	20	20	20	21	18	21	21	19	19	16	19	16	16	19	17	19	19
Chill °C (?)	16	14	17	15	19	20	20	20	21	18	21	21	19	19	15	19	16	16	19	17	19	19
Sunrise	-	6:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.8 W	0.7 SSW	0.6 W	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 W	0.7 SW	0.6 S	0.6 S	0.7 S	0.6 W	0.7 S	0.7 S
Period (s)	15	6	15	6	15	14	14	14	14	14	18	18	18	18	7	18	12	12	13	6	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.5 SW	0.5 W	0.5 SW	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 S	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 SSW	0.5 S	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	6	15	6	15	6	7	6	6	6	6	14	14	14	14	18	14	6	6	18	13	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-