Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doheney Beach today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doheney Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Doheney Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
382 | 314 | 280 | 273 | 249 | 239 | 236 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 173 | 161 | 158 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 99 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:36PM1.83m | 3:49PM1.80m | 8:27AM1.36m | 5:08PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01PM0.75m | 00:21AM0.65m | 10:10AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
382 | 314 | 280 | 273 | 33 | 36 | 236 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 173 | 161 | 158 | 139 | 137 | 137 | 99 | 98 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 |
56 | 43 | 38 | 32 | 249 | 239 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | W 6 |
1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 53 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 55 | 84 | 81 | 51 | 48 | 86 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 74 | 139 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 74 | 76 | 97 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 97 | 97 |
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