Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dana Point today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dana Point at 7AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dana Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 206 | 206 | 258 | 248 | 232 | 226 | 266 | 273 | 291 | 251 | 255 | 251 | 248 | 229 | 217 | 214 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:57AM1.40m | 3:05PM1.94m | 6:37AM1.54m | 4:42PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.45m | 8:18AM1.37m | 11:13PM0.38m | 10:47AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 206 | 206 | 206 | 258 | 248 | 232 | 226 | 266 | 273 | 291 | 251 | 255 | 251 | 248 | 229 | 217 | 214 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 12 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 51 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 43 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 5 | SSW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 4 | SSE 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 16 | 51 | 50 | 36 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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