Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 PDT
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Doheney Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Doheney Beach sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Doheney Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Doheney Beach at 4AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

Table - waves today at Doheney Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
84
84
84
85
162
127
102
102
169
171
186
302
146
142
142
142
176
242
248
251
251
196
146
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:20PM2.13m
12:31PM1.41m
10:51PM2.06m
1:39PM1.35m
11:25PM1.97m
3:30PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.36m
4:24PM1.20m
6:34AM0.43m
4:43PM1.27m
7:28AM0.51m
4:48PM1.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:58
5:58
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7:35
7:36
7:37
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
84
84
84
84
85
162
127
102
70
169
171
186
302
146
142
142
142
176
242
248
251
251
196
146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
Energy kJ
31
31
49
80
50
8
46
71
102
25
25
25
25
49
25
27
17
17
11
11
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
18
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
31
31
31
8
8
14
8
28
26
41
40
20
18
25
49
17
11
10
17
21
23
23
21
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
W
14
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
37
5
6
11
13
9
6
3
66
4
5
6
10
16
12
17
18
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
97
103
98
0
0
97
522
147
147
103
103
103
103
194
550
97
97
97
0
0
0
76
76
97
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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