Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dana Point today (27 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Dana Point at 10PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Dana Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 270 | 267 | 305 | 355 | 334 | 412 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 458 | 458 | 480 | 461 | 387 | 387 | 493 | 620 | 674 | 674 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:25PM1.56m | 10:27AM2.39m | 00:31AM1.47m | 11:13AM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM0.08m | 4:03AM1.01m | 5:53PM0.12m | 4:42AM1.12m | 6:55PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 270 | 267 | 305 | 355 | 334 | 412 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 452 | 458 | 458 | 480 | 461 | 387 | 387 | 493 | 620 | 674 | 674 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 39 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 31 | 127 | 127 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | W 10 | W 15 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 14 | W 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 49 | 50 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 99 | 13 | 42 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 74 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 |
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