Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 PST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 10AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.3
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)8887777714131313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)72864236227713893595846463534344444434231153030302929
Wind
(km/h)
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
0
W
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
1.96
10:32AM
1.85
11:05PM
2.01
11:22AM
1.62
11:42PM
2.03
12:29PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
0.68
4:40PM
0.57
5:30AM
0.67
5:06PM
0.75
6:37AM
0.67
5:34PM
0.93
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--6:28-------6:28-------6:26-----
Sunset-----5:38-------5:39-------5:40--
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121211121212121212111113161515151515151719191819
Feels °C (?)4571099101098911131112131212111314141416
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