Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 01 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
17.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 10PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (01 May)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.5
W
5
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
28
27
28
28
28
28
15
21
59
66
65
65
65
51
25
62
85
84
84
84
84
85
162
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
S
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:25PM2.20m
10:55AM1.56m
9:51PM2.18m
11:40AM1.49m
10:20PM2.13m
Low Tide
3:13PM0.96m
4:30AM0.27m
3:38PM1.05m
5:07AM0.30m
4:02PM1.13m
5:48AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:01
6:00
5:58
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7:32
7:34
7:34
7:35
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
14
16
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
15
12
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
39
27
17
20
17
19
20
13
21
21
10
9
9
6
3
3
62
85
84
84
84
84
85
162
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
15
15
59
66
65
65
65
51
18
18
17
31
31
49
80
50
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
SW
14
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
11
12
12
17
7
17
16
8
15
14
21
21
20
19
18
25
12
12
31
31
31
8
8
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
13
13
8
8
9
16
29
23
16
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
74
194
98
0
37
0
0
278
277
0
98
0
32
7
0
97
277
97
97
97
97
97
0
97
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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