Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doheney Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doheney Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Doheney Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 510 | 505 | 499 | 487 | 482 | 470 | 553 | 547 | 534 | 527 | 443 | 432 | 421 | 416 | 416 | 416 | 421 | 421 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.80m | 8:03AM1.57m | 6:28PM1.89m | 8:15AM1.65m | 7:10PM1.97m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.48m | 12:42PM1.22m | 1:37AM0.41m | 1:18PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 510 | 505 | 499 | 487 | 482 | 470 | 553 | 547 | 534 | 527 | 443 | 432 | 421 | 416 | 416 | 416 | 421 | 421 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 77 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 77 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 46 | 43 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 74 | 76 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 194 | 97 | 0 | 0 |
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