The surf forecast is 2-4 ft and slightly choppy right now for Laguna Beach, CA

WEATHER - LIVE
72° W @ 3 → 5mph
LOW / HIGH TIDE
7:24am / 3:53pm
BUOY 46253
SSE3ft @ 15s
WATER TEMP
71° Long Arm Spring

Forecast

THU 20

FRI 21

SAT 22

SUN 23

MON 24

6pm

Clean
Fair
Choppy

Conditions are 2-4 ft and choppy at 6pm on Thu 8/20

WINDS 6 mph

PRIMARYSSW (192) 2.1 ft @ 14 sec

SECONDARYW (273) 1.5 ft @ 6 sec

TIDE LEVEL

Outgoing High Tide,3.7 ft

Forecast Details

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Forecast

History

Thursday, Aug 20
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2-4 ft
clean

S

2mph
2.1ft
15s
SSW
12pm
2-4 ft
fair

SSW

6mph
2.1ft
14s
SSW
6pm
2-4 ft
choppy

S

6mph
2.1ft
14s
SSW

Friday, Aug 21
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2-3+ ft
clean

SSE

2mph
1.8ft
14s
S
12pm
2-3 ft
fair

SW

5mph
1.7ft
13s
S
6pm
2-3 ft
fair

W

6mph
1.7ft
13s
S

Saturday, Aug 22
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
2+ ft
clean

NNW

0mph
1.5ft
13s
S
12pm
2 ft
fair

WSW

6mph
1.4ft
13s
S
6pm
2+ ft
choppy

W

8mph
1.7ft
12s
S

Sunday, Aug 23
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-4 ft
clean

SSE

1mph
2.1ft
15s
S
12pm
2-3+ ft
fair

WSW

5mph
1.8ft
13s
S
6pm
3+ ft
choppy

W

9mph
2.3ft
13s
S

Monday, Aug 24
SURF WIND SWELL
6am
3-4 ft
clean

WSW

1mph
2.3ft
14s
S
12pm
2-4 ft
choppy

WSW

7mph
2.2ft
14s
S
6pm
3+ ft
choppy

W

9mph
2.1ft
13s
S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-4 ft clean	S 2mph	2.1ft 15s SSW
12pm	2-4 ft fair	SSW 6mph	2.1ft 14s SSW
6pm	2-4 ft choppy	S 6mph	2.1ft 14s SSW

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2-3+ ft clean	SSE 2mph	1.8ft 14s S
12pm	2-3 ft fair	SW 5mph	1.7ft 13s S
6pm	2-3 ft fair	W 6mph	1.7ft 13s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	2+ ft clean	NNW 0mph	1.5ft 13s S
12pm	2 ft fair	WSW 6mph	1.4ft 13s S
6pm	2+ ft choppy	W 8mph	1.7ft 12s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4 ft clean	SSE 1mph	2.1ft 15s S
12pm	2-3+ ft fair	WSW 5mph	1.8ft 13s S
6pm	3+ ft choppy	W 9mph	2.3ft 13s S

	SURF	WIND	SWELL
6am	3-4 ft clean	WSW 1mph	2.3ft 14s S
12pm	2-4 ft choppy	WSW 7mph	2.2ft 14s S
6pm	3+ ft choppy	W 9mph	2.1ft 13s S

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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from North-East to North-North-East, and was updated Aug 20, 2026 @ 12:39pm.

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