
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doheney Beach today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doheney Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Doheney Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
568 | 561 | 577 | 545 | 521 | 856 | 474 | 468 | 521 | 449 | 791 | 780 | 674 | 665 | 485 | 317 | 261 | 447 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:39PM2.24m | 11:11AM1.63m | 10:11PM2.18m | 11:37AM1.68m | 10:45PM2.07m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.21m | 4:06PM1.00m | 5:11AM0.27m | 4:45PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
460 | 440 | 577 | 545 | 521 | 856 | 474 | 468 | 521 | 449 | 791 | 780 | 674 | 665 | 485 | 317 | 261 | 447 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | W 7 |
568 | 561 | 457 | 372 | 372 | 31 | 345 | 324 | 139 | 232 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 61 | 146 | 146 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 16 | W 6 | W 6 | S 9 | W 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 21 |
21 | 21 | 13 | 18 | 29 | 174 | 20 | 19 | 43 | 15 | 24 | — | — | 26 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 480 | 97 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 98 | 97 | 0 | 0 |
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