Dana Point surf break

Dana Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 PST
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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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 6AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (22 Feb)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.7
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212124121110101099111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4443423115303030292916142335506564641101101108210477
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:42PM
2.03
12:29PM
1.39
12:28AM
2.02
2:26PM
1.22
1:34AM
2.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06PM
0.75
6:37AM
0.67
5:34PM
0.93
8:07AM
0.66
6:05PM
1.11
9:54AM
0.57
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----6:26-------6:26-------6:24---
Sunset-------5:40-------5:42-------5:43
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515151517191917181819192021211919181716181818
Feels °C (?)131212121213141412141516161717171616161515171616
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