Doheney Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Orange County, USA)

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Doheney Beach Surf Guide

Doheney Beach in Orange County is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the north. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. A right hand reef break. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Watch out for rocks and pollution.

Doheney Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3.2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	14.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Doheney Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Doheney Beach occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf Doheney Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

septemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Doheney Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of September. Clean surfable waves are typically found 56% of the time in September while 41% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 3% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

56%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

41%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Doheney Beach Location Map

Interactive Doheney Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Doheney Beach is John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA, 29 km (18 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Doheney Beach is Tustin Mcaf Airport (NTK), also in USA, 30 km (19 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Doheney Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 4 March 2021, 13:40 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 04
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	S	S	S	S
Period (s)	19	19	19	19
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Doheney Beach look like?

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Tides at Doheney Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Dana Point, 2.0 km from Doheney Beach.

Next High Water: 01:16am | 1.99m

Next Low Water: 06:27pm | 1.01m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Doheney Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.6 °C) at Doheney Beach is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.