Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 PDT
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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
16.9° C
(Which is 2.0°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 6AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131817161616161616161515151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)210285217195125125123204195179264291261261258251239226223220188188183183
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
0
S
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SSW
0
SW
0
N
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:52PM
2.06
10:02AM
2.01
10:19PM
2.16
10:47AM
1.87
10:49PM
2.22
11:38AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59AM
0.49
4:05PM
0.49
4:42AM
0.39
4:33PM
0.63
5:30AM
0.35
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----6:56-------6:54-------6:52---
Sunset-------7:00-------7:01-------7:01
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212221212123252421222223222425232220202019212120
Feels °C (?)222221222223242322232223222424232221212120212019
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