Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dana Point today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dana Point at 9PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dana Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 233 | 223 | 207 | 158 | 186 | 201 | 184 | 184 | 148 | 158 | 93 | 155 | 252 | 319 | 316 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:04PM2.37m | 9:08AM1.60m | 7:57PM2.46m | 9:42AM1.70m | 8:46PM2.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:41PM1.16m | 2:31AM0.01m | 1:42PM1.05m | 3:12AM-0.06m | 2:35PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 305 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 236 | 233 | 223 | 207 | 158 | 139 | 201 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 158 | 93 | 86 | 252 | 319 | 316 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 104 | 98 | 186 | 186 | 184 | 184 | 148 | 146 | 75 | 155 | 57 | 56 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 21 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | W 4 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | W 12 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 72 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 39 | 11 | 32 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 52 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 12 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 25 | 15 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 99 | 99 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 148 | 99 | 99 | 9 |
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