San Clemente · Orange County · California
Lost Winds Surf Report & Forecast, Lasuen, California
Lost Winds, Lasuen, California: 3 ft, waist to chest high, at 10 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 1.4 ft at 15 seconds from the south-southwest, with a 5 mph offshore wind from the north. Water is about 75°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next low tide is 2.8 ft at 2:21 am.
3 ft
waist to chest high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 1.4 ft · 15 s · SSWplus 1.1 ft · 14 s · W
- Wind
- 5 mph (N)offshore
- Tide
- 4.5 ft fallinglow 2.8 ft at 2:21 am
- Water
- 75°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 72°Ffeels like 69°F
- Sun
- rise 6:16 amset 4:52 pm
Lost Winds surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Lost Winds: 9 am, Great, on a falling high 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 Lost Winds: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.8 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.6 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.9 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Great | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (W) | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 10 | 4.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 3.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 1.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 0.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.1 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Great | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Great | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Great | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Great | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Great | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 3.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Great | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.4 ft |
Lost Winds waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 10 pm, sets at Lost Winds arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 3.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 41 s
- Lulls
- about 175 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 32% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Lost Winds surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Lost Winds: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 4–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Epic). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–7 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–6 ft and Epic.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Lost Winds 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 | 2–4 ft | Great | 1.4 ft · 16 s · SSW | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–4 ft | Great | 1.4 ft · 15 s · SSW | calm | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Great | 1.4 ft · 14 s · SSW | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–4 ft | Great | 1.5 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (E) | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Great | 1.7 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 11 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–7 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 15 s · W | 10 mph onshore (SSW) | 13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–6 ft | Epic | 2.7 ft · 18 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–5 ft | Great | 2.0 ft · 15 s · SSW | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15 | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 21 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–6 ft | Good | — | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 15 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–6 ft | Great | — | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Lost Winds are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Lost Winds tide chart and tide times
Tides at Lost Winds today, Monday, Nov 9: high 6.9 ft at 8:05 am, low 0.3 ft at 3:17 pm and high 4.5 ft at 9:42 pm. At 10 pm the tide is 4.5 ft and falling.
Lost Winds tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 6.9 ft at 8:05 amLow 0.3 ft at 3:17 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 9:42 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:21 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:38 amLow 0.0 ft at 3:55 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 10:20 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:46 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:03 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:32 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:16 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.2 ft at 2:58 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:36 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:16 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.8 ft at 12:18 amLow 3.5 ft at 3:20 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:10 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:07 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.8 ft at 1:48 amLow 3.8 ft at 3:43 amHigh 5.6 ft at 10:47 amLow 1.2 ft at 7:06 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.0 ft at 11:37 amLow 1.2 ft at 8:04 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 4:32 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:07 amHigh 4.7 ft at 12:53 pmLow 1.4 ft at 8:59 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.5 ft at 4:45 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:41 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:27 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Lost Winds water temperature
The water temperature at Lost Winds is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 69°F and a 5 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. 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 Lost Winds
- Riviera0.2 mi SSE · 3 ft · Great
- T-Street0.2 mi NW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Calafia0.3 mi SSE · 3 ft · Great
- San Clemente Pier0.5 mi NW · 3 ft · Great
- San Clemente State Beach0.6 mi SE · 3 ft · Great
- Linda Lane0.8 mi NW · 3 ft · Great
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About Lost Winds
Lost Winds is a beach break in San Clemente, Orange County, California, facing southwest. Also called Lasuen and Lasuen Street.
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