Dana Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.46° N 117.71° W

Dana Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dana Point sea temperature is
22.8°C
3.5° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dana Point at 5AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
248
248
201
201
242
239
287
269
148
152
169
167
155
160
158
153
171
216
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:11AM1.49m
11:31AM2.19m
1:30AM1.34m
12:20PM2.11m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.36m
4:59AM0.98m
6:59PM0.40m
5:29AM1.12m
8:19PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
22
23
25
25
23
22
Feels °C
25
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
23
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25
25
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24
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