Surf Forecast Surf Report

Cottons Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 28 Apr 2025 PDT
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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
15.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Cottons Point today?

The current surf forecast for Cottons Point at 12AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (29 Apr)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tue
06
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
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
0.8
SSW
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)181716161616161616161616151515151414141414141414131313131919191919191818181818171616161616899108991818181818161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)919888817797797787778768644636628620507474462456371371371366293269198189184184181137184251384332246231273395395395390381343330326326326372440436682307343380356399360283280397402402
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
NNW
0
NW
5
WSW
0
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
0
WSW
5
WNW
0
SW
0
NE
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SW
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
0
W
0
E
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscrossonononcross-
on
glassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:52PM
1.96
11:22AM
1.12
10:34PM
1.91
12:26PM
1.01
11:20PM
1.78
1:44PM
0.94
12:15AM
1.62
3:22PM
0.95
1:26AM
1.44
4:52PM
1.03
2:56AM
1.30
5:46PM
1.14
4:25AM
1.23
6:22PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
-0.43
4:17PM
0.48
6:00AM
-0.36
4:57PM
0.60
7:00AM
-0.25
5:47PM
0.72
8:10AM
-0.13
7:04PM
0.83
9:27AM
-0.04
9:07PM
0.85
10:40AM
0.02
11:02PM
0.74
11:37AM
0.05
12:14AM
0.58
Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tue
06
Sunrise----6:03-------6:03-------6:01-------6:01-------6:00-------5:58-------5:58-------
Sunset-------7:30-------7:31-------7:31-------7:32-------7:34-------7:35-------7:35----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141414141417171615151414141616151413131313151515141413131415161514131414141516151413131313131313131212121314151514141313
Feels °C (?)131414141416151415151314131514131313121212131213131413131413131313111212111214109998655568891011121213141312
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