Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 24 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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.3°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 1AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
198
132
130
128
128
128
126
126
125
82
75
73
72
46
46
45
45
71
71
72
82
84
37
40
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
6:22PM1.69m
5:06AM1.82m
6:56PM1.82m
6:17AM1.80m
7:24PM1.93m
7:14AM1.78m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.38m
11:33PM1.19m
12:06PM0.41m
00:38AM0.99m
12:49PM0.47m
1:28AM0.79m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:09
6:07
6:05
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7:28
7:28
7:29
7:30
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
14
15
16
15
15
13
13
13
12
11
12
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.6
S
13
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
WNW
14
Energy kJ
61
60
130
43
55
61
62
49
125
82
75
73
72
46
46
45
45
71
71
72
82
84
31
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.3
SW
15
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
W
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
198
132
34
128
128
128
126
126
45
43
42
42
37
41
41
41
43
49
33
34
34
34
21
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
S
15
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
33
33
17
50
49
20
49
48
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
29
29
34
34
32
13
35
37
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
Energy kJ
54
71
45
31
28
24
32
34
45
52
41
33
31
33
33
34
36
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
225
117
117
97
97
76
76
76
522
550
97
103
103
103
97
439
550
550
339
103
97
0
0
76
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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