Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dana Point today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dana Point at 3PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dana Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 531 | 627 | 736 | 806 | 902 | 878 | 673 | 1196 | 1190 | 1343 | 1322 | 723 | 800 | 1020 | 668 | 1363 | 1266 | 1127 | 965 | 1025 | 1025 | 947 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:14AM1.38m | 4:47PM2.04m | 7:43AM1.51m | 6:02PM2.15m | 8:11AM1.63m | 7:02PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:02AM1.32m | 00:41AM0.30m | 11:50AM1.24m | 1:29AM0.17m | 12:56PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 531 | 627 | 736 | 806 | 902 | 878 | 673 | 1196 | 1190 | 1343 | 1322 | 723 | 800 | 1020 | 668 | 1363 | 1266 | 1127 | 965 | 1025 | 1025 | 947 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 20 | W 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | WSW 11 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 9 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 506 | 512 | 475 | 475 | 666 | 487 | 654 | 37 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 505 | 344 | 11 | 512 | 18 | 17 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 13 | WSW 11 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | SW 19 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 67 | 48 | 91 | 91 | 3 | 48 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | — | 18 | 19 | 37 | 36 | — | 59 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 52 | 47 | — | — | 10 | 18 | 6 | 56 | 41 | 32 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 63 | 99 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 99 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 3 |
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