Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 15 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 1.9°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 11PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)--
Afternoon (15 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (15 May)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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 afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.7
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
273
154
204
156
305
305
301
249
279
384
341
586
656
510
426
417
826
822
590
710
650
452
320
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:32PM2.47m
10:04AM1.63m
9:12PM2.54m
11:02AM1.59m
9:56PM2.54m
Low Tide
2:11PM0.86m
3:41AM0.01m
2:51PM0.94m
4:30AM-0.07m
3:34PM1.02m
5:23AM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:44
7:45
7:45
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
W
10
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
W
10
0.9
SSW
15
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.7
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
Energy kJ
277
273
94
204
94
305
190
244
249
279
384
341
586
656
510
426
417
826
822
590
710
650
452
320
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
W
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
W
10
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
W
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
125
122
154
94
156
122
305
301
218
218
215
215
158
149
176
282
222
101
99
99
98
67
55
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.6
W
13
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
7
7
121
85
127
8
8
8
8
8
8
123
58
59
143
141
139
24
48
46
81
81
46
46
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
2
5
10
8
8
5
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
76
97
139
32
4
3
3
74
76
76
76
76
76
76
76
76
76
550
76
76
76
76
41
74
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
7
2
9
4
4
1
3
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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