Dana Point surf break

Dana Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 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
19.2° C
(Which is 4.1°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 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Dana Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
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
0.5
S
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616131415151515151515151414141414171717171714
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)229173146102210188191191191191191188188186183183236170202212212147142198
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
W
20
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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)
1:54PM
0.48
2:25AM
0.58
2:22PM
0.53
3:05AM
0.37
2:52PM
0.62
3:49AM
0.21
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:20-------6:18-------6:18-
Sunset-7:20-------7:21-------7:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161716161515151616161616151616171717161616161718
Feels °C (?)141413161515141414151616151615151515151514141616
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