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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 Monday 20 Apr 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 3.2°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 10AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dana Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 154 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 114 | 103 | 125 | 85 | 83 | 86 | 86 | 77 | 76 | 184 | 266 | 181 | 161 | 221 | 498 | 395 | 395 | 291 | 258 | 254 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:02PM 1.46 | 11:45PM 2.29 | 2:36PM 1.40 | 12:43AM 2.14 | 4:26PM 1.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:23AM 0.14 | 5:12PM 1.13 | 7:30AM 0.22 | 6:03PM 1.26 | 8:47AM 0.30 | 7:35PM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
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