ORANGE COUNTY SURF & WEATHER REPORT

1. Wave Sizes

Breaker Heights: 2 to 4 ft (Waist to chest high across exposed beach breaks; occasional shoulder-high sets at top southern focal points).

Break Breakdown: South-facing exposures and beach breaks (e.g., Newport jetties, Huntington Beach) are seeing waist to chest-high waves with long-period SSW energy. Exposed point breaks and outer reefs offer clean 3-4 ft lines, while internal/sheltered spots hold knee to waist-high lines.

2. Current Weather

Current Conditions: Clear and mild evening.

Temperature: Current 62°F | Today's High 69°F.

Wind Trend: Moderate onshore breeze earlier (W 8-12 mph) easing to light ENE/N offshore airflow (3-5 mph) through late evening and overnight, setting up clean, glassy morning conditions for dawn patrol.

3. Tides

Today's Tide Readings (Huntington Beach / Orange County Coast):

• Low Tide: 3:59 AM PDT (2.9 ft)
• High Tide: 10:11 AM PDT (7.2 ft)
• Low Tide: 5:10 PM PDT (1.1 ft)
• High Tide: 11:29 PM PDT (5.1 ft)

4. Later Today & Tomorrow

Primary Swell: SSW (200°) at 3.4 ft @ 15 seconds (CDIP 271 / San Pedro South buoys).

Secondary Swell: WSW/W (265°) at 2.1 ft @ 6 seconds mixing with secondary long-period SSW background bump (1.2 ft @ 20 seconds).

Surf Trend: Steady waist to chest-high surf continues into tomorrow (Tuesday). Clean, glassy conditions expected at first light under light offshore winds, with a typical afternoon onshore westerly bump picking up after midday.

5. 12-Hour Wind Forecast

Source: NOAA/NWS HRRR Run (18Z / 00Z)

6. Daylight

First Light: 6:36 AM PDT

Sunrise: 7:01 AM PDT

Sunset: 6:26 PM PDT

Total Darkness: 7:51 PM PDT