Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 25 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212111311111313111313131310181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12812686807776484644434643433427223427272719626161
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NNW
0
WNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
0
E
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
WNW
0
N
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:19AM
1.97
4:18PM
1.21
3:27AM
2.06
6:18PM
1.30
4:37AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
0.93
10:07AM
0.71
8:01PM
1.09
11:28AM
0.49
9:35PM
1.19
12:27PM
0.27
Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:48---
Sunset-------5:15-------5:16-------5:17
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171717171718181919181717161818171717151616171818
Feels °C (?)151515151415141515141313121413121213121415141413
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