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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 am Thursday 28 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dana Point today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dana Point at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dana Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | |
229 | 226 | 220 | 213 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 158 | 141 | 158 | 143 | 170 | 175 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 166 | 168 | 154 | 108 | 200 | 185 | 308 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | |
High Tide | 8:51AM1.52m | 7:59PM2.18m | 9:35AM1.52m | 8:27PM2.20m | 10:17AM1.52m | 8:58PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.40m | 1:40PM1.00m | 3:10AM0.30m | 2:11PM1.06m | 3:44AM0.25m | 2:42PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 229 | 41 | 220 | 213 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 158 | 141 | 158 | 143 | 170 | 175 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 61 | 92 | 73 | 60 | 61 | 46 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 2 | 226 | 118 | 84 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 40 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 16 | 17 | 166 | 168 | 154 | 108 | 102 | 98 | 308 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 8 | W 10 | S 21 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 25 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 107 | 200 | 185 | 95 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 437 | 192 | 115 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 192 | 192 | 99 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 36 |
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