Laguna Beach · Orange County · California
Cress Street Surf Report & Forecast, Laguna Beach, CA
Cress Street, Laguna Beach, California: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 2.2 ft at 16 seconds from the west, with a 4 mph cross-shore wind from the west. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is -0.1 ft at 3:23 pm.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 2.2 ft · 16 s · Wplus 1.2 ft · 15 s · SSW
- Wind
- 4 mph (W)cross-shore
- Tide
- 2.9 ft fallinglow -0.1 ft at 3:23 pm
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 76°Ffeels like 75°F
- Sun
- rise 6:17 amset 4:52 pm
Cress Street surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Cress Street: 5 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Cress Street: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 5.4 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 6.3 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (W) | 5.7 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 10 | 4.4 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 10 | 2.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 1.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 0.4 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | -0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | -0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 11 | 0.6 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 5.0 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 6.4 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (W) | 5.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 9 | 3.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 10 | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 11 | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 10 | 0.2 ft |
Cress Street waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Cress Street arrive about every minute with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
- Lulls
- about 49 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 25% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.4 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Cress Street surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 8 days at Cress Street: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 3–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 3–5 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 3–5 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Cress Street are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Good | 2.4 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 6 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 13 s · SW | calm | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 8 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Great | 1.7 ft · 14 s · SW | 6 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 8 mph onshore (SW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.2 ft · 14 s · SW | calm | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 16 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.2 ft · 18 s · W | 3 mph offshore (NNE) | 4 mph onshore (SSW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–5 ft | Good | 2.5 ft · 7 s · WSW | 5 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 10 | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 18 | 7 am |
Cress Street tide chart and tide times
Tides at Cress Street today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.4 ft at 1:50 am, high 6.7 ft at 8:11 am, low -0.1 ft at 3:23 pm and high 4.3 ft at 9:49 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 2.9 ft and falling.
Cress Street tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.4 ft at 1:50 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:11 amLow -0.1 ft at 3:23 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 9:49 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.6 ft at 2:22 amHigh 6.6 ft at 8:40 amLow -0.2 ft at 3:56 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 10:21 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:48 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:04 amLow 0.1 ft at 4:34 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 11:18 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:59 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:38 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:17 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.6 ft at 12:21 amLow 3.3 ft at 3:21 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:11 amLow 0.9 ft at 6:09 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.7 ft at 1:54 amLow 3.6 ft at 3:42 amHigh 5.5 ft at 10:51 amLow 1.1 ft at 7:09 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.0 ft at 11:39 amLow 1.1 ft at 8:06 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 4:29 amLow 3.8 ft at 7:18 amHigh 4.5 ft at 12:52 pmLow 1.2 ft at 9:01 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.3 ft at 4:46 amLow 3.5 ft at 9:43 amHigh 4.2 ft at 2:29 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Cress Street water temperature
The water temperature at Cress Street is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 75°F and a 4 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 73 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Cress Street
- Woods Cove0.2 mi SE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Brooks Street0.3 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Oak Street0.4 mi NNW · 2 ft · Good
- Thalia Street0.5 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Good
- St. Ann's0.5 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Good
- Sleepy Hollow0.6 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Fair
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About Cress Street
Cress Street is a beach break in Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, facing south-southwest. Also called Cress St and Mountain Road.
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