Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doheney Beach today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doheney Beach at 9PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Doheney Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
239 | 236 | 236 | 180 | 175 | 161 | 158 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 95 | 92 | 121 | 188 | 218 | 218 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:49PM1.80m | 8:27AM1.36m | 5:08PM1.83m | 8:30AM1.43m | 6:10PM1.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:21AM0.65m | 10:10AM1.35m | 1:12AM0.53m | 11:58AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
239 | 236 | 236 | 180 | 175 | 161 | 158 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 188 | 218 | 218 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
27 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 85 | 10 | 18 | 95 | 92 | 121 | 27 | 26 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | W 6 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 19 |
56 | 57 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 35 | 84 | 81 | 50 | 48 | 86 | 5 | 47 | 55 | 78 | 19 | 57 | 27 | 114 | 127 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 74 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 0 |
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