Laguna Beach · Orange County · California
Woods Cove Surf Report & Forecast, Laguna Beach, California
Woods Cove, Laguna Beach, California: 3 ft, waist to chest high, at 4 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 2.4 ft at 14 seconds from the west, with calm wind. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 6.5 ft at 8:40 am.
3 ft
waist to chest high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 2.4 ft · 14 s · Wplus 0.2 ft · 14 s · WNW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 3.1 ft risinghigh 6.5 ft at 8:40 am
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 72°Ffeels like 71°F
- Sun
- rise 6:18 amset 4:52 pm
Woods Cove surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Woods Cove: 5 pm, Great, on a rising 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 Woods Cove: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Great | calm | 5.8 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Great | calm | 6.4 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Great | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 5.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 10 | 3.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 0.9 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 | -0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 9 | 0.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 4.4 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (NE) | 5.2 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 5.9 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Good | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (W) | 4.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (W) | 2.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.2 ft |
Woods Cove waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 4 am, sets at Woods Cove arrive about every 5 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 3.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 37 s
- Lulls
- about 176 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 45% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Woods Cove surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Woods Cove: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 4–6 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–6 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–5 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Woods Cove 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3 ft | Great | 2.4 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 5 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Great | 1.7 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.7 ft · 13 s · SW | calm | 9 mph onshore (SW), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.4 ft · 14 s · SW | 8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 14 | 6 mph onshore (SW) | 1 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–6 ft | Good | 2.4 ft · 15 s · W | 11 mph onshore (WSW) | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–5 ft | Great | 2.3 ft · 18 s · W | calm | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–5 ft | Good | 2.5 ft · 15 s · SW | calm | 8 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 15 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–5 ft | Good | — | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 13 mph cross-shore (W) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–4 ft | Great | — | 4 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 2–3 ft | Good | — | 7 mph offshore (ENE) | 4 mph cross-shore (SE) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Woods Cove are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Woods Cove tide chart and tide times
Tides at Woods Cove today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.6 ft at 2:22 am, high 6.5 ft at 8:40 am, low -0.2 ft at 3:56 pm and high 4.1 ft at 10:21 pm. At 4 am the tide is 3.1 ft and rising.
Woods Cove tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.6 ft at 2:22 amHigh 6.5 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 6.2 ft at 9:05 amLow 0.1 ft at 4:34 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 11:18 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.0 ft at 3 amHigh 6.0 ft at 9:38 amLow 0.5 ft at 5:18 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 6:10 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.6 ft at 1:48 amLow 3.5 ft at 3:46 amHigh 5.4 ft at 10:50 amLow 1.0 ft at 7:08 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.9 ft at 11:40 amLow 1.1 ft at 8:07 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.9 ft at 4:33 amLow 3.8 ft at 7:12 amHigh 4.5 ft at 12:54 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.
Woods Cove water temperature
The water temperature at Woods Cove is about 75°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 71°F and a 3 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 Woods Cove
- Cress Street0.2 mi NW · 3 ft · Good
- Brooks Street0.5 mi NW · 3 ft · Poor
- Oak Street0.6 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Good
- Thalia Street0.7 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Good
- St. Ann's0.8 mi NNW · 3 ft · Good
- Sleepy Hollow0.8 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Poor
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About Woods Cove
Woods Cove is a cove in Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, facing southwest.
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