Dana Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – CAL – Orange County)

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Dana Point Spot ID:

Type: beach and reef

Reliability: fairly consistent

Best: Swell WSW | Wind ENE

Sea Temperature Today is: 19.1 °C

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Friday, 24 May 2013, 07:32 Local time

m, °C	Thu		Fri
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	S	S	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	20	19	19	19
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on

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Dana Point in United-States - CAL - Orange Countyis a beach and reef break that has pretty consitent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west southwest. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rips, rocks, man-made danger (buoys etc..) and pollution.

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For San Clemente, California, 10 miles from Dana Point.

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At BUOY-46223, 5 km from Dana Point.

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Buoy Data:

At San Clemente Basin Buoy, 70 miles from Dana Point.

	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM
Data Age	5 hr	4 hr	3 hr	2 hr
Wave height (m)
Dominant period (s)	9	9	8	9

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Overall Dana Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Dana Point: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Salt Creek (Gravels)	1 mi
Second closest break	Salt Creek Point	1 mi
Third closest break	Salt Creek Middles	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Doheney Beach	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Salt Creek Beach Park	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Dana Point:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	70 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	80 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	127 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	134 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	144 mi
Tide stations nearest to Dana Point:
Closest tide station	San Clemente	6 mi
Second closest tide station	Newport Bay Entrance	14 mi
Third closest tide station	Balboa Pier, Newport Beach	14 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Newport Bay Entrance, Corona del Mar (2)	14 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Santa Ana River entrance (inside)	18 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Dana Point:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	51 mi
Second closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	63 mi
Third closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	64 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	65 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	71 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Dana Point:
Closest city location	Dana Point (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	San Juan Capistrano (United States)	4 mi
Third closest city location	Laguna Niguel (United States)	4 mi
Fourth closest city location	San Clemente (United States)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Aliso Viejo (United States)	7 mi

Dana Point break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Dana Point, CAL - Orange County. Use the tab navigation above to view Dana Point sea temperature, Dana Point photographs, Dana Point detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Dana Point webcams, current wind from CAL - Orange County live weather stations and Dana Point tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Dana Point.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has stated that a magnitude 8.2 Earthquake beneath the Sea of Okhosk did not generate a destructive Tsunami. However, we suggest that local interests also listen for statements from the Japan Meteorological Agency, located much closer to the source.

Dana Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – CAL – Orange County)

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