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Dana Point Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Dana Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 01 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.7°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 12PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dana Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
50 | 103 | 79 | 57 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 21 | 59 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 65 | 51 | 25 | 62 | 85 | 84 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:13AM1.62m | 9:25PM2.20m | 10:55AM1.56m | 9:51PM2.18m | 11:40AM1.49m | 10:20PM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM0.29m | 3:13PM0.96m | 4:30AM0.27m | 3:38PM1.05m | 5:07AM0.30m | 4:02PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 11 | S 11 | W 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 50 | 103 | 79 | 57 | 39 | 27 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 69 | 69 | 44 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 85 | 84 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 59 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 51 | 18 | 62 | 17 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 31 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 39 | 72 | 72 | 192 | 99 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 548 | 99 | 99 | 110 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 147 | 223 | 142 | 99 | 99 |
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