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. Read More

Orange County Surf Forecast

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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. Read More

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Orange County Wavefinder

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	Tuesday 01			Wednesday 02			Thursday 03			Friday 04			Saturday 05			Sunday 06			Monday 07			Tue
	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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Burnout CAL - LA County	Dana Point 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	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Burnout CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Agate and Pearl Street CAL - Orange County	Burnout CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Agate and Pearl Street CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County
Rating	0	0	2	1	0	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	1	2	2
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)	2.1 W	2.3 W	4.0 WNW	2.3 W	1.9 W	2.5 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	0.4 SSW	0.9 W	0.5 S	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	1.3 W	1.2 W
Period(s) (?)	7	8	9	8	9	9	8	9	14	8	14	18	13	13	16	16	16	18	17	15	8	10
Energy(?)	449	616	2276	762	561	1183	167	245	81	95	106	80	59	87	127	40	40	64	286	304	234	279
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (ft)	12:38PM NaN		11:40PM	1:31PM		12:31AM		4:27PM	1:57AM		6:21PM	3:35AM		6:46PM NaN		5:10AM	7:32PM		12:56AM		3:33PM	1:42AM
Low Tide / height (ft)		5:16PM		7:08AM	5:49PM		8:29AM	6:57PM NaN		10:26AM		9:25PM	11:33AM		11:32PM	12:35PM		12:46AM		9:01AM	7:16PM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (in)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °F	55	57	55	55	57	55	57	55	55	55	61	59	61	66	64	63	64	59	59	63	57	55
Low °F	55	57	54	54	57	54	55	55	54	55	61	57	59	66	61	59	64	57	57	61	55	55
Chill °F (?)	52	54	50	52	54	52	55	52	55	55	59	59	61	66	64	63	64	59	59	63	57	54
Sunrise	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:31
Sunset	-	7:09	-	-	7:10	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:12	-	-	7:13	-	-	7:14	-	-	7:14	-	-
Swell1 (ft) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.2 W	1.3 W	0.8 W	0.9 W	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.5 SW	0.5 W	0.3 SSW	0.4 WSW	1.1 W	1.0 W	1.3 W	1.2 W
Period (s)	16	16	16	15	14	15	8	9	8	8	7	5	6	6	16	5	12	5	7	7	8	10
Swell2 (ft) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.1 S	0.2 S	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 W	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	20	12	18	18	15	16	14	14	14	13	13	13	5	16	16	18	17	15	14	14
Wind waves (ft) & direction	2.1 W	2.3 W	4.0 WNW	2.3 W	1.9 W	2.5 W	0.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 W	-	-	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	7	8	9	8	9	9	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 01								Wednesday 02								Thu
	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	Camp Pendelton CAL - San Diego 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	Corona Del Mar Jetty CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	Doheney Beach 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	Burnout CAL - LA County
Rating	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	3
Wave Height (ft) & direction (?)	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.8 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.3 W	2.5 W	3.5 W	4.0 WNW	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.3 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	17	16	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	8	9	8	9	9	8	9	9	8
Energy(?)	264	237	295	449	499	616	1014	1958	2276	1176	1228	762	594	561	856	1299	1183	792
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (ft)	11:11PM 7.71				12:14PM 3.45				11:55PM 7.45				1:31PM 2.89				12:47AM 6.99
Low Tide / height (ft)			6:05AM -0.75				5:16PM 1.44				7:25AM 0.98				6:04PM 3.84
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	clear
Rain (in)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °F	57	55	55	55	57	57	55	55	54	54	54	55	57	57	55	55	55	55
Chill °F (?)	55	52	52	50	54	52	50	50	48	48	48	52	54	54	52	52	54	54
Sunrise	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:10	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (ft) & direction	0.8 W	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.8 W
Period (s)	10	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	8
Swell2 (ft) & direction	0.7 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.1 SW	0.1 S	0.1 S	0.1 SW	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SSW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 SW
Period (s)	17	13	13	13	13	13	13	21	20	19	18	12	18	18	18	18	18	15
Wind waves (ft) & direction	0.9 W	1.6 W	1.8 W	2.1 W	2.1 W	2.3 W	2.5 W	3.5 W	4.0 WNW	3.0 W	3.0 W	2.3 W	2.0 W	1.9 W	2.5 W	3.0 W	2.5 W	2.5 WNW
Period (s)	5	6	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	8	9	8	9	9	8	9	9	8