Dana Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.46° N 117.71° W

Dana Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dana Point sea temperature is
22.8°C
3.0° 

Dana Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dana Point today (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dana Point at 7PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
9
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
227
214
180
232
186
135
127
135
214
216
278
284
295
419
419
498
560
540
502
489
483
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:39AM1.76m
7:53PM2.30m
9:07AM1.87m
8:39PM2.28m
9:35AM1.97m
9:23PM2.20m
Low Tide
1:49PM0.91m
2:45AM0.10m
2:35PM0.75m
3:18AM0.16m
3:20PM0.62m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:05
7:04
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
29
29
28
27
26
27
26
27
26
26
25
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
28
27
28
26
27
28
27
27
27
28
27
27
26
25
23
23
25
24
24
24
24
22
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