Doheney Beach surf break

Doheney Beach surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 06 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 3.5°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 7AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)151515151414141414141414141313131313131313131616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)517513510418407390373368368306302294229225225222219167165165119117163208
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:20PM
2.01
1:30PM
1.31
11:50PM
1.92
12:28AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:51AM
0.56
5:01PM
1.19
7:54AM
0.64
9:21AM
0.69
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise--6:31-------6:30-------6:28-----
Sunset-----7:14-------7:15-------7:15--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181817181918171616161618181817181717171919191818
Feels °C (?)171718181718171715151416181717171616171918181717
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