Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dana Point today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dana Point at 9AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dana Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 559 | 461 | 449 | 400 | 325 | 325 | 372 | 394 | 411 | 398 | 555 | 521 | 444 | 398 | 350 | 414 | 414 | 345 | 371 | 563 | 563 | 123 | 116 | 235 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:53AM1.24m | 4:49PM1.91m | 7:39AM1.30m | 5:43PM1.94m | 8:32AM1.38m | 6:32PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.77m | 9:34AM1.13m | 00:45AM0.63m | 10:48AM1.23m | 1:34AM0.51m | 12:01PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | S 12 | S 12 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 559 | 461 | 449 | 400 | 325 | 325 | 372 | 131 | 172 | 217 | 555 | 521 | 444 | 398 | 91 | 113 | 152 | 160 | 131 | 304 | 294 | 61 | 48 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 12 | S 11 | W 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 28 | 33 | 127 | 159 | 268 | 74 | 350 | 411 | 398 | 183 | 147 | 124 | 121 | 350 | 414 | 414 | 345 | 319 | 100 | 78 | 123 | 116 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 25 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SW 22 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 19 | 32 | 39 | 19 | 325 | 394 | 321 | 289 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 163 | 371 | 563 | 563 | 86 | 95 | 235 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 93 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 99 | 137 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 74 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 72 |
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