Dana Point surf break

Dana Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 19 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
18.5° C
(Which is 3.3°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 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131312131216121215151919191818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)163161207204158156154999898114103125858386867776184266181161221
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
0
ESE
5
SE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:51AM
1.57
10:57PM
2.39
1:02PM
1.46
11:45PM
2.29
2:36PM
1.40
12:43AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
0.09
4:32PM
0.99
6:23AM
0.14
5:12PM
1.13
7:30AM
0.22
6:03PM
1.26
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise6:16-------6:13-------6:13-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:24-------7:24----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C171818191716161616171817171716161617181717161615
Feels °C (?)181717181716161617161514151615161514151414131312
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