Dana Point surf break

Dana Point surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 25 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
18.4° C
(Which is 3.1°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 8PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
82
75
73
72
52
49
45
45
71
71
72
82
84
37
40
56
55
55
43
45
62
44
46
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
W
10
W
15
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
WSW
10
W
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
6:56PM1.82m
6:17AM1.80m
7:24PM1.93m
7:14AM1.78m
7:50PM2.03m
8:04AM1.76m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.41m
00:38AM0.99m
12:49PM0.47m
1:28AM0.79m
1:24PM0.55m
2:09AM0.61m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:07
6:07
6:05
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7:28
7:29
7:30
7:30
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
13
12
13
12
11
9
10
12
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
12
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
31
82
75
73
72
46
46
45
45
71
71
72
82
84
31
40
41
22
41
43
16
18
14
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
W
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
125
43
42
42
37
41
41
41
43
49
33
34
34
34
21
31
22
41
40
28
44
44
44
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
15
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
S
15
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
W
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
45
17
17
17
17
17
17
29
35
34
34
32
13
35
37
21
56
55
55
36
45
62
28
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
4
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
21
22
15
22
52
49
38
22
21
20
29
31
25
25
25
16
16
16
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
192
478
115
101
206
101
101
548
1403
1401
264
101
3
3
3
223
99
99
3
99
3
0
1
99
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
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