Dana Point surf break

Dana Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 08 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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.5°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 1PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.2
W
1.3
W
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
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
Period(s) (?)1313131316168816161616171818181815181516161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)165165162117163208208208127127211271386547491491491188249403539539545545
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
1.72
3:21AM
1.68
7:30PM
1.53
4:54AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:21AM
0.69
10:49AM
0.66
11:47AM
0.59
11:36PM
1.38
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise6:28-------6:28-------6:26-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:15-------7:16----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------11-
Temp. °C161818191817171717191918181717171718181817171616
Feels °C (?)161817181816161516181816171717171817161616161515
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