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Salt Creek Beach Park surf break

Salt Creek Beach Park surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 04 Apr 2025 PDT
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Salt Creek Beach Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Salt Creek Beach Park sea temperature is
12.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Salt Creek Beach Park this week:

The surf forecast for Salt Creek Beach Park over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Apr 05) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Salt Creek Beach Park in the next 12 days are 0.9m 19s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Apr 11) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Sat 5th Apr)1.5ft (0.4m) 14s
Best Surf 8AM (Fri 11th Apr)3ft (0.9m) 18s
Most Powerful 2AM (Fri 11th Apr)3ft (0.9m) 19s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Salt Creek Beach Park over the next 12 days.

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Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
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
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.5
W
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.5
W
0.8
W
0.5
SSW
0.9
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
3
WNW
1.5
W
1.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
WNW
1.6
W
3
WNW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)1414141313161616191615147148181816161619181817161610999969151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)120106635958906539184259231104611209912112010517122965154667059655454015523573738807361881208157157157
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
25
WNW
10
SE
10
N
20
WNW
0
S
5
WSW
15
WNW
5
SW
10
S
5
WSW
10
SE
10
S
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SW
10
W
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
15
SE
15
S
10
WSW
20
SSE
15
SW
20
SSW
5
WNW
15
SSE
15
W
5
W
10
W
15
W
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
glasscrossoncross-
off
crossoncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crossoncross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossonglassoncross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
1.47
3:35AM
1.87
7:03PM
1.59
5:10AM
1.85
7:32PM
1.69
6:20AM
1.88
7:57PM
1.78
7:12AM
1.90
8:18PM
1.86
7:55AM
1.91
8:37PM
1.93
8:33AM
1.89
8:56PM
2.00
9:10AM
1.84
9:15PM
2.06
9:47AM
1.78
9:35PM
2.10
10:24AM
1.70
9:56PM
2.11
11:03AM
1.59
10:19PM
2.10
11:46AM
1.48
10:43PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
0.42
9:25PM
1.41
11:38AM
0.41
11:32PM
1.31
12:35PM
0.38
12:40AM
1.15
1:17PM
0.38
1:27AM
0.99
1:50PM
0.41
2:04AM
0.84
2:17PM
0.47
2:37AM
0.69
2:41PM
0.55
3:09AM
0.57
3:04PM
0.64
3:41AM
0.47
3:25PM
0.75
4:13AM
0.41
3:46PM
0.86
4:47AM
0.39
4:06PM
0.97
5:24AM
0.42
4:23PM
1.07
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Sunrise6:35--6:33--6:31--6:31--6:28--6:28--6:26--6:24--6:24--6:22--6:22--6:20--
Sunset-7:13--7:14--7:14--7:15--7:15--7:16--7:16--7:17--7:19--7:20--7:20--7:21-
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Rain (mm)
-----------------------------2------
Temp. °C141515212218191916161616161615161615171916171716151513121311131314161615
Feels °C (?)121012161513161513141415141514151515161715161615131413985101012131214

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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The above surf forecast table for Salt Creek Beach Park provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Salt Creek Beach Park can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Salt Creek Beach Park surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Salt Creek Beach Park) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Salt Creek Beach Park is 3 km (2 miles) from the city of Dana Point. If you plan a vacation in Orange County, look for hotels and other accommodation in Dana Point. Dana Point has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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