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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	Tue		Wednesday 27			Thursday 28			Friday 29			Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			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	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	Doheney Beach 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 CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Agate and Pearl Street 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	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County
Rating	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	2	2	0	3	3	1	3	3	2	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.6 W	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW
Period(s)	15	14	8	14	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	14	23	22	20	20	18	18	18	17	16	16
Energy	469	401	612	341	277	256	240	217	216	225	206	207	260	542	654	787	746	583	812	743	426	615
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on	glass	cross- on	on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- off	glass	on	glass	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	6:53PM 1.61		7:40AM 1.05	7:22PM 1.66		8:29AM 1.04	7:50PM 1.70		9:58AM 0.99		8:18PM 1.72	10:39AM 0.98		8:47PM 1.72	11:19AM 0.96		9:30PM 2.20	12:01PM 0.94		9:48PM 1.67	12:46PM 0.93
Low Tide / height (m)		1:53AM 0.09	12:59PM 0.43		2:31AM -0.02	1:29PM 0.52		3:10AM 0.30			3:39AM -0.15		2:28PM 0.63	4:13AM -0.17		2:59PM 0.67	4:58AM 0.24	5:20AM -0.17	3:30PM 0.70		5:58AM -0.14	4:16PM 1.22
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	15	17	16	16	19	17	17	20	18	16	20	19	17	21
Low °C	17	15	15	16	15	15	17	16	15	17	15	16	19	16	16	20	16	16	20	17	16	20
Chill °C (?)	16	15	15	15	15	17	16	17	15	16	15	16	19	17	17	20	18	16	20	19	17	21
Sunrise	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:43	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:46	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-	-	5:45	-
Sunset	7:50	-	-	7:51	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:52	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:53	-	-	7:54
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.6 W	1.1 W	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 W	0.6 W	0.8 W	1.1 W	0.8 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 W	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 W	1.0 SSW
Period (s)	15	14	8	7	14	14	14	13	14	14	14	6	6	7	11	20	18	7	18	17	7	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.2 W	0.2 WNW	0.5 W	0.2 WNW	0.4 WSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.8 W	0.8 W	0.9 SSW	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.8 SSW	0.8 W
Period (s)	10	9	14	14	6	6	9	18	6	16	4	14	13	22	20	11	7	18	7	6	16	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 W	1.0 W	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	0.5 W	-	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	6	6	-	-	-	-	7	6	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 26				Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Fri
	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	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	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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.6 W	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period(s)	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	8	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Energy	546	469	472	493	401	456	820	612	529	341	289	295	277	260	250	256	252	240	237	204	217	233
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			6:53PM 1.61				7:40AM 1.05				7:22PM 1.66					8:29AM 1.04			7:50PM 1.70
Low Tide / height (m)	12:26PM 0.34				1:53AM 0.09				12:59PM 0.43					2:31AM -0.02			1:29PM 0.52					3:10AM 0.30
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	17	17	17	17	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	16	16	15	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	17	16	16	17	16	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:52	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 W	1.4 W	1.6 W	0.9 SSW	1.1 W	0.9 W	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	14	7	8	8	14	7	6	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.1 S	0.8 SSW	0.8 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 W	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 WNW	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	10	10	9	9	9	14	14	14	9	14	14	12	6	6	6	6	10	9	16	16	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	-	1.5 W	-	1.4 W	-	-	0.9 W	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	6	6	5	6	6	-	8	-	8	-	-	6	-	-	-	-	7	7	7	7	6	6

	Tuesday 26												Wednesday 27
	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	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	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
Rating	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy	544	545	546	553	469	469	468	467	472	476	480	493	486	480	401	401	456	456	491	804	820	833
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)								6:53PM 1.61													7:40AM 1.05
Low Tide / height (m)		12:26PM 0.34													1:53AM 0.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:51	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.1 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	1.2 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.5 W
Period (s)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	7	7	7	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	14	14	14	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.9 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	1.0 W	-	-	-	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.5 W
Period (s)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	-	-	-	8	8	8