Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 14 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.9°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 6AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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 Sun morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.8
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
322
322
392
392
381
351
277
273
154
204
156
305
305
259
269
319
500
593
802
701
484
552
356
398
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:55PM2.34m
9:09AM1.66m
8:32PM2.47m
10:04AM1.63m
9:12PM2.54m
11:02AM1.59m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.17m
2:11PM0.86m
3:41AM0.01m
2:51PM0.94m
4:30AM-0.07m
3:34PM1.02m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:44
7:45
Temp °C
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
16
15
12
12
12
12
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.8
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.5
W
10
Energy kJ
322
322
392
392
381
351
277
273
122
122
120
145
190
259
269
319
500
593
802
701
484
552
356
398
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
W
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
W
13
0.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
127
88
86
85
108
125
122
122
154
204
156
305
305
239
218
218
215
215
158
149
171
141
158
101
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
18
0.6
SSW
14
0.2
S
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
38
59
8
8
8
8
7
7
121
85
127
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
25
143
25
139
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.4
SE
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
3
7
10
8
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
3
3
76
76
194
97
47
3
3
3
74
76
76
76
77
76
76
76
76
76
189
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
3
3
4
4
8
8
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
8
8
9
5
4
4
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