Orange County, California Surf & Marine Weather Report

CDIP Station 271 (San Pedro South / OC Outer) | Saturday, October 24, 2026 – 02:26 PDT

1. Wave Sizes

Surf Height: Waist to chest high (2 to 3+ ft) across exposed focal points, with larger shoulder-high set waves (3 to 4 ft) at top south-facing reef and point breaks.

Break Breakdown: South-facing beach breaks and points are catching the primary long-period SSW energy with consistent waist-to-chest high peaks. West-facing beach breaks show smaller, knee-to-waist high (1 to 2+ ft) lines under mixed short-period swell.

2. Current Weather

Conditions: Clear to partly cloudy overnight; mostly sunny throughout the day.

Temperature: Current 56°F | Today's High 75°F.

Wind Trend: Early calm to light offshore/variable winds (2–5 mph) early morning providing clean, glassy conditions. Light onshore sea breeze develops by late morning, becoming W 8–10 mph in the afternoon, before easing in the evening.

3. Tides

4. Later Today & Tomorrow

Primary Swell: SSW (198°) at 3.9 ft @ 16.7 seconds (Long-period Southern Ocean swell).

Secondary Swell: WNW (285°) at 2.1 ft @ 9.0 seconds (Local short-period windswell).

Surf Trend: Later Today: SSW swell holds steady through the afternoon, offering consistent waist-to-chest high waves; afternoon onshore chop will affect quality after 1:00 PM. Tomorrow (Sunday): Primary SSW swell slowly tapers off; surf drops slightly to waist-high (2–3 ft) across exposed south breaks, with clean morning conditions expected under light offshore winds.

5. 12-Hour Wind Forecast

HRRR Run: 24 Oct 06:00 UTC (23 Oct 23:00 PDT)
TIME WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED
03:00 AM NE (Offshore) 3 mph
04:00 AM ENE (Offshore) 3 mph
05:00 AM E (Offshore) 2 mph
06:00 AM ESE (Glassy/Variable) 2 mph
07:00 AM SE (Glassy/Variable) 3 mph
08:00 AM SSE (Sideshore) 4 mph
09:00 AM S (Sideshore) 5 mph
10:00 AM SSW (Onshore) 6 mph
11:00 AM SW (Onshore) 8 mph
12:00 PM WSW (Onshore) 9 mph
01:00 PM W (Onshore) 10 mph
02:00 PM W (Onshore) 10 mph

6. Daylight

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