Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 26 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
19.3° C
(Which is 3.0°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 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Doheney Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
428
428
428
417
321
285
355
398
289
229
226
226
229
226
220
213
210
207
158
158
141
158
143
170
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
0
W
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:04PM2.08m
8:02AM1.52m
7:32PM2.14m
8:51AM1.52m
7:59PM2.18m
9:35AM1.52m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.82m
1:58AM0.53m
1:07PM0.92m
2:35AM0.40m
1:40PM1.00m
3:10AM0.30m
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:52
7:52
7:52
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.5
W
7
1.2
W
7
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
11
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Energy kJ
428
428
428
417
321
285
289
289
236
124
226
226
40
125
220
213
210
207
158
158
141
158
143
170
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.4
W
6
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
2
289
229
27
15
229
226
118
84
35
23
51
25
31
31
40
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
9
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
8
0.1
NW
19
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
16
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
5
9
4
9
2
2
17
2
2
2
6
2
13
12
7
15
25
25
30
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
5
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.7
W
8
1.8
W
8
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
Energy kJ
41
39
43
80
141
243
355
398
55
52
22
23
21
21
20
19
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
2
4
3
3
3
2
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1401
1148
117
112
85
76
77
97
357
550
117
0
0
0
3
76
302
194
97
0
0
0
0
74
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
4
4
5
4
4
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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