Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doheney Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Doheney Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Doheney Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
321 | 325 | 295 | 285 | 216 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 149 | 146 | 106 | 98 | 96 | 93 | 121 | 142 | 177 | 173 | 149 | 227 | 210 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:35AM2.01m | 11:59PM1.59m | 12:08PM2.03m | 1:01AM1.39m | 12:51PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM0.64m | 6:05PM0.64m | 5:36AM0.79m | 7:06PM0.65m | 6:00AM0.95m | 8:26PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
70 | 268 | 295 | 285 | 216 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 146 | 149 | 146 | 106 | 98 | 68 | 39 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 149 | 227 | 210 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | W 6 | SSW 16 |
222 | 325 | 166 | 158 | 156 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 22 | 114 | 98 | 96 | 96 | 66 | 121 | 125 | 177 | 109 | 129 | 29 | 181 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 6 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | S 8 |
321 | 52 | 14 | 35 | 56 | 57 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 118 | 50 | 80 | 81 | 80 | 93 | 41 | 142 | 78 | 173 | 34 | 129 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 6 |
— | — | 36 | 33 | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 32 | 30 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 53 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 77 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 522 | 97 | 97 | 0 |
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