Dana Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Orange County, USA)

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Dana Point Surf Guide

Dana Point in Orange County is an exposed beach and reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west southwest. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Beware of rips, rocks, man-made danger (buoys etc..) and pollution.

Dana Point Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	17.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Dana Point:

The best conditions reported for surf at Dana Point occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Dana Point (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Dana Point with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 55% of the time in January while 32% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 13% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

55%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

32%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

13%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Dana Point surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Dana Point is John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Dana Point is Tustin Mcaf Airport (NTK), also in USA, 29 km (18 miles) away.

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Dana Point Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 13:16 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	16	15	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Dana Point look like?

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Tides at Dana Point

Current tide and informaton

For Dana Point, 1 km from Dana Point.

Next High Water: 03:30pm | 1.34m

Next Low Water: 04:48pm | 1.34m

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Dana Point Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.9 °C) at Dana Point is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 16.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Dana Point

Surf stats for Dana Point, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Dana Point

Wind stats for Dana Point, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Dana Point Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 5 votes.

Overall:2.0
Quality on a good day:4.0
Consistency of Surf:3.4
Difficulty Level:3.0
Wind and Kite Surfing:2.8
Crowds:2.8
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Andrew from United States

“DOHO is a break that attracts mostly long board surfers of all abilities, experience, and ages. The three breaks (bone yards, second spot and rivermouth) can get crowded on weekends.

When the surf is up the outer reef beyond second spot can be the start of loooong rides either right or left.

Unless it is really small the (almost machine like) groomed waves allow for tricks and follies that other places can't.”

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