Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doheney Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doheney Beach at 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Doheney Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 264 | 257 | 253 | 261 | 318 | 402 | 232 | 237 | 243 | 159 | 144 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.60m | 1:03PM1.93m | 1:39AM1.37m | 1:44PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.75m | 6:27AM0.77m | 7:54PM0.79m | 6:49AM0.96m | 9:19PM0.80m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 264 | 40 | 53 | 59 | 64 | 68 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 55 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 35 | 8 | 64 | 257 | 253 | 261 | 318 | 402 | 232 | 237 | 243 | 118 | 144 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 |
2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 106 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 114 | 96 | 98 | 159 | 116 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 44 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 12 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 139 | 97 | 0 | 0 |
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