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Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.6° C
 (Which is 1.7°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 4PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616151515151515151514141414141313131817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)554547534507474462381381381376305301210226217213125125123204195179264291
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
SSW
0
ESE
0
WNW
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
0
W
0
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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off		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
8:41AM
2.13
9:29PM
1.94
9:21AM
2.10
9:52PM
2.06
10:02AM
2.01
10:19PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
0.31
3:18AM
0.63
3:39PM
0.38
3:59AM
0.49
4:05PM
0.49
4:42AM
0.39
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise6:58-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset---6:59-------7:00-------7:00----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242626252625232424252525232323232225252523232222
Feels °C (?)232524232424222323242323222322222124232423232222
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