
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doheney Beach today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doheney Beach at 5AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Doheney Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
387 | 565 | 565 | 565 | 437 | 454 | 454 | 448 | 356 | 322 | 428 | 463 | 463 | 493 | 457 | 366 | 366 | 441 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:38PM1.75m | 7:33AM1.87m | 7:24PM1.79m | 7:52AM2.01m | 8:08PM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM0.55m | 1:35PM0.79m | 1:31AM0.58m | 2:10PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 |
356 | 565 | 565 | 565 | 437 | 351 | 341 | 331 | 265 | 322 | 232 | 463 | 463 | 493 | 457 | 366 | 366 | 97 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | S 20 | SW 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
387 | 298 | 194 | 33 | 393 | 454 | 454 | 448 | 356 | 322 | 428 | 176 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 133 | 131 | 441 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 19 | SW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | — |
50 | 33 | 32 | 273 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 181 | 178 | 133 | 10 | 123 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | W 11 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — |
18 | 39 | 40 | — | — | 17 | 14 | — | — | 14 | 119 | 36 | — | — | — | 73 | 103 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 169 | 327 | 97 | 32 | 97 | 97 | 147 | 97 | 89 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 62 | 0 |
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