
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doheney Beach today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doheney Beach at 3AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Doheney Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
421 | 421 | 421 | 362 | 353 | 344 | 322 | 314 | 314 | 309 | 372 | 309 | 301 | 297 | 288 | 280 | 284 | 293 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.97m | 8:29AM1.74m | 7:48PM2.02m | 8:46AM1.84m | 8:25PM2.03m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM0.38m | 1:52PM0.93m | 2:26AM0.37m | 2:26PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
421 | 421 | 421 | 362 | 353 | 344 | 322 | 314 | 314 | 309 | 372 | 309 | 301 | 297 | 288 | 280 | 284 | 293 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 35 | 36 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 10 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 11 | W 10 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 97 | 97 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 |
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