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Dana Point Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Dana Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dana Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dana Point sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dana Point today?
The current surf forecast for Dana Point at 5PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dana Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 | |
412 | 412 | 318 | 218 | 212 | 209 | 272 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 198 | 132 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 125 | 82 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:39PM1.56m | 3:37AM1.86m | 6:22PM1.69m | 5:06AM1.82m | 6:56PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.35m | 9:53PM1.34m | 11:13AM0.38m | 11:33PM1.19m | 12:06PM0.41m | 00:38AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
 | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | 7:29 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 120 | 96 | 78 | 61 | 60 | 43 | 272 | 43 | 73 | 78 | 80 | 60 | 130 | 79 | 100 | 89 | 86 | 64 | 125 | 82 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 412 | 412 | 318 | 218 | 212 | 209 | 32 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 198 | 132 | 34 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 37 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | S 15 |
| kJ | 31 | 14 | 13 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 15 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 50 | 49 | 20 | 49 | 48 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 32 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 99 | 148 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 74 | 74 | 223 | 115 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 74 | 74 | 223 | 99 | 192 | 240 | 99 | 101 | 101 |
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