Strands Surf Report & Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
4-6FT
Chest to overhead
Swell
Wind
4KTSWNW
4kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
63°F
3/2mm wetsuit
South Orange County Forecast
Kevin Wallis •Today
Solid day of waves - clean AM, manageable crumble PM & likely evening clean up.
SSW swell tops out for widespread chest-head high surf. Better breaks head-high to a bit overhead as standouts go a couple to a few feet overhead at times. Not a lot of NW energy in the mix so the open beachbreaks are pretty walled -- especially around the early/mid-AM low tide but the odd corner should pop up.
Light wind early then SW wind for much of the day but never looks too bad - just expect to deal with some crumble. Wind should lighten in the late afternoon/evening.
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Shifty, often closed out beachbreak. Rarely as good as Salt Creek to the north but always less crowded. Generally prefers shorter period and/or combo swells as long period swells will close out. Read more