Dana Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.46° N 117.71° W

Dana Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dana Point sea temperature is
20.5° C
1.7° 

Dana Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dana Point today (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dana Point at 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
183
269
317
312
312
317
176
184
198
217
166
141
119
160
111
154
194
194
194
108
108
104
95
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
SW
5
WSW
5
W
0
WSW
15
SW
5
S
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
10
W
10
NW
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
0
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:01PM2.53m
10:04AM1.59m
8:52PM2.58m
10:46AM1.65m
9:42PM2.56m
11:28AM1.71m
Low Tide
3:28AM-0.11m
2:32PM1.04m
4:13AM-0.15m
3:26PM0.99m
4:56AM-0.12m
4:19PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:01
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
22
20
20
20
20
22
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
24
24
25
Feels °C
21
23
22
22
23
21
23
23
20
22
21
21
23
21
22
22
22
24
22
21
22
25
24
25
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