Dana Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.46° N 117.71° W

Dana Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dana Point sea temperature is
22.5°C
4.1° 

Dana Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dana Point today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dana Point at 9AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
19
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
557
557
346
429
346
351
387
565
565
565
437
454
454
448
356
322
428
499
463
493
457
366
366
441
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
S
25
S
20
SW
20
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
SE
5
S
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
0
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:18AM1.75m
6:38PM1.75m
7:33AM1.87m
7:24PM1.79m
7:52AM2.01m
8:08PM1.80m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.55m
1:00PM1.00m
1:04AM0.55m
1:35PM0.79m
1:31AM0.58m
2:10PM0.58m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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2
8
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2
1
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Temp °C
20
20
20
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
21
22
20
20
20
20
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
18
17
18
19
17
19
18
17
18
19
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