Dana Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.46° N 117.71° W

Dana Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dana Point sea temperature is
22.9°C
5.3° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dana Point at 2PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
W
12
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.8
W
9
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
WNW
17
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.6
WNW
16
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
228
131
125
120
103
147
103
105
67
101
113
120
170
193
216
203
198
196
150
148
197
143
193
181
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
10
W
20
WNW
20
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:21AM2.08m
6:45PM1.73m
6:48AM2.17m
7:33PM1.70m
7:14AM2.23m
8:18PM1.67m
Low Tide
12:48PM0.56m
00:27AM0.67m
1:28PM0.40m
00:58AM0.78m
2:05PM0.28m
1:27AM0.88m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
21
22
23
22
22
22
21
22
23
25
24
24
24
23
22
23
25
26
27
24
24
24
24
24
Feels °C
20
21
20
21
21
21
21
19
20
21
22
21
21
20
20
19
20
22
22
21
21
22
22
21
21
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