Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 27 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
18.3° C
(Which is 2.9°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 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (27 Apr)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (27 Apr)1ft (0.3m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
40
56
55
55
43
45
62
44
46
46
46
66
90
64
89
67
67
38
37
36
57
76
54
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
0
SE
0
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:14AM1.78m
7:50PM2.03m
8:04AM1.76m
8:13PM2.11m
8:49AM1.72m
8:37PM2.17m
Low Tide
1:24PM0.55m
2:09AM0.61m
1:54PM0.64m
2:46AM0.47m
2:22PM0.75m
3:21AM0.36m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:05
6:05
6:03
6:03
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7:30
7:30
7:30
7:31
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
16
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
12
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
16
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
Energy kJ
13
12
41
41
41
43
21
18
20
13
44
44
66
15
16
12
13
20
20
37
36
19
29
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
12
0.3
S
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
31
40
22
22
40
28
44
44
44
44
46
46
25
90
64
89
67
67
38
23
21
57
76
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
W
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
21
31
56
55
55
36
45
62
28
46
28
29
46
24
22
38
64
63
38
21
23
21
21
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
13
11
14
18
19
13
17
14
21
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
98
550
97
118
0
2
0
0
277
550
147
98
0
0
0
0
76
76
194
0
0
9
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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