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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 4 pm Saturday 23 May 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
19.3° C
(Which is 3.1°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 1AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Dana Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
255 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 245 | 223 | 272 | 201 | 197 | 182 | 174 | 348 | 448 | 448 | 550 | 550 | 627 | 487 | 469 | 451 | 428 | 422 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 5:24PM1.80m | 4:39AM1.63m | 6:03PM1.91m | 5:58AM1.56m | 6:35PM2.01m | 7:05AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM1.07m | 11:11AM0.58m | 00:25AM0.88m | 11:55AM0.70m | 1:16AM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 255 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 255 | 251 | 245 | 223 | 272 | 167 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 348 | 448 | 448 | 550 | 550 | 627 | 487 | 469 | 451 | 428 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 4 | W 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 5 | S 9 | S 9 | W 6 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 201 | 197 | 182 | 174 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | W 10 | W 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 14 | S 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 73 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 13 | — | 19 | 20 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 437 | 192 | 99 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 147 | 192 | 99 | 99 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 34 | 74 | 74 |
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