Dana Point surf break

Dana Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dana Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dana Point at 2AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616151515151515151515141414141414141416161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)475469463358344339305305309314314309301229223226229229223210146147229173
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
SW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31PM
1.62
5:58AM
1.77
7:40PM
1.73
6:49AM
1.84
7:55PM
1.86
7:37AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:28AM
1.22
12:58PM
0.48
1:08AM
1.03
1:26PM
0.46
1:46AM
0.81
1:54PM
0.48
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:24-------6:22-------6:22---
Sunset-------7:19-------7:19-------7:20
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11221---111----------
Temp. °C171616161717171616151515151516161515161516171717
Feels °C (?)161615141413131213121213131111111012151314151515
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