Dana Point surf break

Dana Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 06 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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.5°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 9PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)14141414141414141413131313131313131316168877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)407390373368298306298294229225225222219167165165119117163208295277183203
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30PM
1.31
11:50PM
1.92
12:28AM
1.82
1:32AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
1.19
7:54AM
0.64
9:21AM
0.69
10:49AM
0.66
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------6:31-------6:28-------6:28-
Sunset-7:14-------7:15-------7:15------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191816161616161718181718181717191919181817171819
Feels °C (?)171816161515151617181717171617191818181715151617
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