Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 07 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
17.9° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.8
W
9
0.5
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
136
100
99
97
91
62
61
59
59
59
78
123
124
99
246
239
154
131
218
424
572
389
283
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:57AM1.77m
5:58PM1.48m
2:14AM1.68m
6:03PM1.57m
3:46AM1.62m
Low Tide
8:29AM0.56m
9:31AM0.59m
8:43PM1.45m
10:24AM0.59m
10:47PM1.35m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:56
5:54
5:54
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7:37
7:37
7:38
7:39
Temp °C
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
13
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
Energy kJ
32
35
25
26
18
25
25
51
59
59
59
46
78
76
99
105
98
105
96
103
424
572
389
283
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SSW
21
0.5
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
8
Energy kJ
136
136
100
99
97
91
62
61
44
44
44
78
123
124
81
246
239
154
124
173
85
62
58
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
15
37
12
17
25
25
13
14
14
26
53
44
44
44
27
46
54
61
131
218
99
35
35
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
32
74
97
97
0
76
76
3
3
74
147
97
0
0
74
67
15
74
74
139
0
15
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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