
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doheney Beach today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doheney Beach at 3AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Doheney Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
125 | 124 | 114 | 159 | 386 | 386 | 381 | 243 | 229 | 291 | 402 | 366 | 291 | 284 | 259 | 246 | 272 | 272 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:26AM1.32m | 12:29PM1.90m | 3:59AM1.22m | 1:16PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.64m | 5:39AM1.11m | 8:25PM0.71m | 5:03AM1.22m | 10:08PM0.73m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
37 | 35 | 33 | 159 | 386 | 386 | 381 | 243 | 229 | 291 | 402 | 366 | 291 | 284 | 259 | 246 | 272 | 272 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 |
122 | 87 | 87 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 116 | 24 | 30 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 8 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
125 | 124 | 114 | 107 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 43 | 159 | 160 | 160 | 22 | 160 | 162 | 160 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 8 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 34 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 76 | 76 | 97 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 225 | 97 | 97 | 0 |
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