Orange County, California Surf & Weather Report

Friday, November 13, 2026 | 6:10 AM PST

1. WAVE SIZES

CDIP Buoy 271 (San Pedro / Orange County) shows a building long-period WNW swell train mixing with local windswell. Exposed Orange County breaks (such as Huntington Beach Pier, Newport Beach 56th St, and Salt Creek) are seeing waist-to-chest high waves with occasional shoulder-high sets on the peaks. Protected southern corners and San Clemente spots (like Trestles) are cleaner and running waist-high with fun, peeling walls.

2. CURRENT WEATHER

Conditions: Overcast and unsettled with morning showers and a chance of isolated thunderstorms. Current Temperature: 61°F, Today’s High: 70°F. Wind: Light southeast at 6 mph early, trending light southwest to westerly around 10 mph by afternoon. Surf conditions are clean to semi-glassy early before light onshore afternoon texture develops.

3. TIDES

Low Tide: 03:29 AM (3.1 ft)
High Tide: 09:36 AM (5.7 ft)
Low Tide: 03:52 PM (1.4 ft)
High Tide: 08:44 PM (4.2 ft)

4. LATER TODAY & TOMORROW

Primary Swell: WNW 4 ft at 15 seconds from CDIP 271. Secondary Swell: SSW 2.5 ft at 14 seconds. Surf trend is holding steady through today, then building further into Saturday afternoon as a High Surf Advisory takes effect, bringing overhead sets to west-facing breaks across Orange County.

5. 12-HOUR WIND

NOAA / NWS HRRR Model Run: 06Z

TIME WIND DIRECTION WIND SPEED
06:00 AM SE (Offshore clean) 6 mph
07:00 AM ESE (Offshore clean) 6 mph
08:00 AM E (Offshore clean) 7 mph
09:00 AM SE (Sideshore clean) 8 mph
10:00 AM S (Cross-shore) 9 mph
11:00 AM SSW (Cross-onshore) 10 mph
12:00 PM SW (Onshore choppy) 10 mph
01:00 PM WSW (Onshore choppy) 11 mph
02:00 PM W (Onshore choppy) 12 mph
03:00 PM WNW (Onshore choppy) 12 mph
04:00 PM WNW (Onshore choppy) 11 mph
05:00 PM NW (Cross-onshore) 10 mph

6. DAYLIGHT

First light: 06:12 AM
Sunrise: 06:37 AM
Sunset: 05:05 PM
Total darkness: 05:30 PM