Dana Point surf break

Dana Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 20 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
18.7° C
(Which is 3.4°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 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.9
W
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)131216121215151919131818181818171616161616161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)125858386867776184266276161221498395395291258254330326412412318218
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
0
W
0
SSW
5
E
5
SSE
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:45PM
2.29
2:36PM
1.40
12:43AM
2.14
4:26PM
1.45
2:01AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
1.13
7:30AM
0.22
6:03PM
1.26
8:47AM
0.30
7:35PM
1.36
10:06AM
0.35
Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:13-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset-------7:24-------7:25-------7:27
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616151617181817171616151616161616151415171717
Feels °C (?)151617151615151614141314131312121316131113151515
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