Dana Point surf break

Dana Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
19.1° C
(Which is 3.9°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 4AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (15 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
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.9
W
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)161314151515151515151514141414141717171710141616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)146102210188191191191191191188188186183183236170202212212147161198320324
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
0
S
5
S
10
S
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
0
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:15PM
2.02
8:23AM
1.90
8:39PM
2.17
9:11AM
1.87
9:07PM
2.30
10:00AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
0.58
2:22PM
0.53
3:05AM
0.37
2:52PM
0.62
3:49AM
0.21
3:24PM
0.73
Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise----6:20-------6:18-------6:18---
Sunset-------7:21-------7:22-------7:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161615151517171716161616161717171617171617181919
Feels °C (?)131615151516151616161716151515161515151416161616
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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