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Doheney Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Doheney Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | |
469 | 422 | 330 | 402 | 402 | 487 | 487 | 397 | 314 | 294 | 279 | 275 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 242 | 239 | 183 | 233 | 175 | 170 | 166 | 161 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:16PM1.69m | 5:08AM1.60m | 6:33PM1.83m | 6:16AM1.62m | 6:56PM2.00m | 7:17AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM1.16m | 11:45AM0.62m | 00:42AM0.92m | 12:21PM0.66m | 1:26AM0.65m | 12:56PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 469 | 422 | 330 | 402 | 402 | 487 | 487 | 397 | 314 | 294 | 279 | 275 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 242 | 239 | 183 | 233 | 175 | 170 | 166 | 161 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 60 | 40 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 77 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 30 | 31 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | WNW 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 62 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 97 | 225 | 194 |
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