Dana Point surf break

Dana Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 10 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
19.2° C
(Which is 4.1°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 7AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


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Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616161616161615151515151515151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)539539545545493402397392475469463358344339305305309314314309301229223226
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
SW
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
W
25
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:30PM
1.53
4:54AM
1.71
7:31PM
1.62
5:58AM
1.77
7:40PM
1.73
6:49AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
1.38
12:27PM
0.53
12:28AM
1.22
12:58PM
0.48
1:08AM
1.03
1:26PM
0.46
Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:24-------6:24-------6:22---
Sunset-------7:17-------7:19-------7:19
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------12221---2-1--
Temp. °C161616171717171716161616171716161615151415161616
Feels °C (?)161616161615141414151514141313121312131113121111
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