Dana Point surf break

Dana Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 13 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
19.2° C
(Which is 4.1°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 9PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

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

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414161616161613141515151515151515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223226229229223210146147229173146102210188191191191191191188188186183183
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
S
15
SW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SE
0
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
1.86
7:37AM
1.88
8:15PM
2.02
8:23AM
1.90
8:39PM
2.17
9:11AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
0.46
1:46AM
0.81
1:54PM
0.48
2:25AM
0.58
2:22PM
0.53
3:05AM
0.37
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:22-------6:20-------6:18-
Sunset-7:19-------7:20-------7:21------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161615151515151717171616151515161717161616161616
Feels °C (?)111110121312131515141315151413141616161717161513
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