Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am 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 3PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (26 May)3.5ft (1.0m)15s

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 Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.7
W
8
1.7
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
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
422
422
428
428
428
417
321
312
355
346
289
229
226
226
229
226
220
213
210
207
158
158
158
158
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
E
10
SE
15
S
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
cross-on
cross-on
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
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:05AM1.53m
7:04PM2.08m
8:02AM1.52m
7:32PM2.14m
8:51AM1.52m
7:59PM2.18m
Low Tide
12:33PM0.82m
1:58AM0.53m
1:07PM0.92m
2:35AM0.40m
1:40PM1.00m
3:10AM0.30m
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5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
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7:51
7:52
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
15
13
13
14
13
15
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.7
W
8
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
W
5
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
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
422
422
428
428
428
417
321
312
289
346
289
124
44
226
37
125
220
213
210
207
158
158
158
158
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
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.9
SSW
14
0.1
S
9
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.3
WNW
9
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
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
2
289
2
229
226
15
229
226
118
84
36
23
51
25
20
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
18
0.1
S
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
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
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
4
2
6
2
25
15
26
2
6
2
13
13
7
15
31
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.5
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.4
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
Energy kJ
20
30
41
39
59
99
145
249
355
206
39
20
21
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
1
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
37
76
1399
1399
117
117
85
77
76
139
522
550
117
0
0
0
3
76
213
139
97
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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