Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 08 Apr 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
18.5° C
(Which is 3.4°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 12PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (08 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (08 Apr)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)1313131313131616168716161617181818181518151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)219219165165162117163208208208152127211271386547491491491188249403539539
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
0
WNW
0
NNW
0
ESE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:28AM
1.82
1:32AM
1.72
3:21AM
1.68
7:30PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:21AM
0.69
10:49AM
0.66
11:47AM
0.59
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise--6:28-------6:28-------6:26-----
Sunset-----7:15-------7:15-------7:16--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------2
Temp. °C171717181919181817171819191817171717171818181717
Feels °C (?)171717181818181716151718181615171818181816161616
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