Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dana Point today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dana Point at 11AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dana Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 419 | 387 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 289 | 189 | 187 | 204 | 139 | 204 | 204 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 141 | 141 | 109 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:14AM2.16m | 8:53PM1.79m | 8:41AM2.28m | 9:40PM1.74m | 9:12AM2.37m | 10:30PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58AM0.63m | 2:47PM0.38m | 2:26AM0.71m | 3:27PM0.22m | 2:57AM0.80m | 4:11PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 88 | 91 | 309 | 305 | 305 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 297 | 289 | 189 | 187 | 204 | 139 | 204 | 204 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 141 | 141 | 109 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 18 | S 18 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 16 | S 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 419 | 387 | 73 | 43 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 85 | 11 | 2 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 58 | 67 | 82 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | S 20 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 18 | — | S 18 | WNW 6 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | S 21 | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 55 | — | 55 | 7 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 11 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 40 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 99 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 3 | 99 |
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