Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 09 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4AM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (10 May)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (10 May)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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)
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
572
389
283
356
352
443
582
469
422
330
402
402
487
487
397
314
294
279
275
334
334
272
242
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:03PM1.57m
3:46AM1.62m
6:16PM1.69m
5:08AM1.60m
6:33PM1.83m
6:16AM1.62m
Low Tide
10:47PM1.35m
11:08AM0.60m
11:54PM1.16m
11:45AM0.62m
00:42AM0.92m
12:21PM0.66m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:39
7:40
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
17
17
18
18
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
15
16
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
W
7
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
Energy kJ
424
572
389
283
70
352
443
582
469
422
330
402
402
487
487
397
314
294
279
275
334
334
272
242
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
7
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
12
Energy kJ
43
42
38
53
356
92
92
85
60
57
89
86
85
75
51
50
51
51
49
50
34
30
31
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
SW
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
99
35
35
35
31
31
51
31
30
30
28
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
28
30
9
9
29
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
77
97
74
32
14
0
0
0
97
97
97
97
0
76
41
76
76
76
77
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
9
7
6
9
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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