Dana Point surf break

Dana Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 09 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
19.1° C
(Which is 4.0°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 3AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


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Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)171818181815181516161616161616161616161515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)386547491491491188249409539539545545493402397392475469463358344339305305
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SSE
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
S
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglassglassglassonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:21AM
1.68
7:30PM
1.53
4:54AM
1.71
7:31PM
1.62
5:58AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
0.59
11:36PM
1.38
12:27PM
0.53
12:28AM
1.22
12:58PM
0.48
Thu
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:26-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset-------7:16-------7:17-------7:19
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------12211-
Temp. °C171717171718181817171616161717171616161617171616
Feels °C (?)171818181817161616171616161614151515131213141313
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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