Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.3°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 2AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
1
W
5
0.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
209
272
209
209
206
198
132
130
128
128
128
126
126
125
82
75
73
72
46
46
45
53
71
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:39PM1.56m
3:37AM1.86m
6:22PM1.69m
5:06AM1.82m
6:56PM1.82m
6:17AM1.80m
Low Tide
9:53PM1.34m
11:13AM0.38m
11:33PM1.19m
12:06PM0.41m
00:38AM0.99m
12:49PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:28
7:28
7:29
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
14
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
14
15
14
16
17
16
15
14
13
14
13
12
11
12
10
11
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
Energy kJ
60
209
272
209
58
80
63
58
52
74
78
86
66
62
45
82
75
73
72
46
46
45
45
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
16
Energy kJ
212
43
32
41
209
206
198
132
130
128
128
128
126
126
125
43
42
42
37
41
41
41
43
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.2
W
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
48
48
15
36
35
33
33
33
34
50
49
20
49
48
45
17
17
17
17
17
17
29
35
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
7
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
0.8
W
5
Energy kJ
94
84
92
31
21
25
23
31
56
65
53
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
6
36
76
76
76
117
117
0
97
97
76
76
194
550
112
103
103
103
103
97
1089
550
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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