Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 23 May 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
19.3° C
(Which is 3.0°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 5AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (24 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
258
258
255
251
245
223
272
201
197
182
174
348
448
448
550
550
627
487
469
451
422
422
428
428
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:24PM1.80m
4:39AM1.63m
6:03PM1.91m
5:58AM1.56m
6:35PM2.01m
7:05AM1.53m
Low Tide
11:17PM1.07m
11:11AM0.58m
00:25AM0.88m
11:55AM0.70m
1:16AM0.69m
12:33PM0.82m
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clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:50
7:51
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
14
14
14
14
15
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
Energy kJ
258
258
255
251
245
223
272
167
169
167
167
348
448
448
550
550
627
487
469
451
422
422
428
428
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.5
W
5
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.6
W
5
0.2
S
9
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
43
39
37
37
20
20
20
201
197
182
174
16
16
15
16
16
16
7
11
7
7
21
6
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
W
14
0.2
S
9
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.2
S
9
0.1
NW
13
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
73
73
8
2
20
20
19
16
2
2
2
4
8
8
4
7
7
7
7
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
Energy kJ
2
1
19
2
3
6
7
5
5
3
5
6
12
13
19
20
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
7
Distance (km)
97
0
0
0
49
701
194
97
97
95
95
0
0
946
1399
97
97
97
12
97
76
76
76
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Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
9
3
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
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