Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 22 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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.3°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 7PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)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 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
395
291
258
254
330
326
326
412
318
218
212
209
272
209
209
206
198
132
130
128
128
128
126
126
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:26PM1.45m
2:01AM1.98m
5:39PM1.56m
3:37AM1.86m
6:22PM1.69m
5:06AM1.82m
Low Tide
7:35PM1.36m
10:06AM0.35m
9:53PM1.34m
11:13AM0.38m
11:33PM1.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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7:25
7:27
7:28
7:28
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
13
11
13
14
14
11
13
16
15
16
15
17
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
1.3
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.8
S
15
0.7
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
1
W
6
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
1
W
6
0.6
S
13
Energy kJ
395
291
258
254
150
206
181
123
99
60
46
47
272
46
79
82
63
132
130
66
128
128
79
126
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
W
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
W
7
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.6
S
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
W
16
0.6
S
13
0.3
WNW
16
Energy kJ
135
89
45
41
330
326
326
412
318
218
212
209
37
209
209
206
198
33
34
128
49
20
126
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
W
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
W
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
W
16
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WSW
13
Energy kJ
14
14
41
27
40
40
24
14
13
47
48
48
15
36
35
33
33
20
17
50
25
13
49
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
5
1.1
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
Energy kJ
138
186
56
80
56
56
75
79
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
97
97
553
97
0
3
2
2
23
74
97
0
44
7
3
41
76
76
97
103
15
97
97
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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