Surf Forecast Surf Report

Cottons Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 08 Apr 2025 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Cottons Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Cottons Point sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cottons Point today?

The current surf forecast for Cottons Point at 4PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Cottons Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
S
1
S
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)141314141414141818181818171616161616162020201919181818181717171616161616161615151515151514141414141416161616131615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1018912012012012078811211761741741701551531731732262952934033957807477086616539729501061864834823813803793783654494468462456456376371371366293273189190185184184187411360284284284
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
0
W
0
ESE
0
SW
5
NW
0
NW
5
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
SE
5
WSW
0
SE
5
SE
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononglassglasscrossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
1.41
8:02PM
1.35
7:43AM
1.41
8:23PM
1.42
8:20AM
1.39
8:44PM
1.49
8:54AM
1.34
9:04PM
1.54
9:28AM
1.27
9:24PM
1.58
10:03AM
1.19
9:44PM
1.59
10:38AM
1.09
10:04PM
1.58
11:17AM
0.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:46PM
-0.06
1:58AM
0.31
2:13PM
-0.02
2:31AM
0.19
2:35PM
0.05
3:02AM
0.09
2:55PM
0.14
3:32AM
0.02
3:15PM
0.23
4:04AM
-0.03
3:34PM
0.32
4:36AM
-0.05
3:53PM
0.42
5:11AM
-0.04
4:10PM
0.51
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Sunrise6:28-------6:28-------6:26-------6:24-------6:24-------6:22-------6:20-------6:20---
Sunset---7:15-------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-------7:17-------7:19-------7:20-------7:20
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151718181716161616191919171717171821222018191818182020201717161515171715141312121315151514141313131516151313121313141514
Feels °C (?)14161716171615151518181817171716182019181719181817191919171615141315151413111091113131313131212121314131212101211111212
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