Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 20 Apr 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
18.4° C
(Which is 3.1°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 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)131313121312161212151519191918181818181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9898114103125858386867776184266181161221498395395291258254330326
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:02PM
1.46
11:45PM
2.29
2:36PM
1.40
12:43AM
2.14
4:26PM
1.45
2:01AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23AM
0.14
5:12PM
1.13
7:30AM
0.22
6:03PM
1.26
8:47AM
0.30
7:35PM
1.36
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise6:13-------6:13-------6:11-------
Sunset---7:24-------7:24-------7:25----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1-----------
Temp. °C151717171616161616171817171616151516161616161515
Feels °C (?)161615151516161615141515141313121113131313151312
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