Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.5°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 9PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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 Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.9
W
6
1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
46
66
90
64
89
67
67
38
37
36
57
76
54
54
54
54
53
53
61
93
124
97
73
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
S
0
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
E
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:13PM2.11m
8:49AM1.72m
8:37PM2.17m
9:31AM1.68m
9:00PM2.20m
10:13AM1.62m
Low Tide
1:54PM0.64m
2:46AM0.47m
2:22PM0.75m
3:21AM0.36m
2:48PM0.86m
3:55AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:03
6:03
6:01
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7:30
7:30
7:31
7:32
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
13
13
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
13
13
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
W
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.3
SW
15
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
Energy kJ
44
44
7
90
6
13
15
15
14
37
13
11
18
21
23
44
47
35
33
61
93
124
97
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
W
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
15
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
46
46
66
7
64
89
63
67
38
23
36
57
76
54
54
54
54
53
53
32
29
29
28
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
SW
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
28
29
25
24
22
38
67
63
38
21
21
21
21
31
31
31
32
14
15
16
8
8
8
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
12
11
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
550
227
0
6
0
0
0
74
550
98
5
0
41
0
32
74
76
144
0
76
76
15
3
74
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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