Surf Forecasts:
Doheney Beach surf forecast from 15 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 17 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 21 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, SW swell with 487 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 16 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Doheney Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Doheney Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 16) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Doheney Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 17s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 21) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 16th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Thu 17th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 21st Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Doheney Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let’s cut to the chase. The next couple of weeks are pretty much a flat spell. There’s nothing with any real push on the cards.
The first thing worth paddling out for isn’t until Friday the 26th. All the days before that are small, weak, and mostly chopped up by light cross-onshore winds. Swell heights hover around that 0.5 to 0.9m mark, and the periods are all over the place, but mostly in that shorter range, so the waves are soft and without much drive. The energy readings out of Doheney Beach are all in that weak-to-moderate zone, mostly under 500.
That Friday the 26th is the standout. The morning has a light cross-offshore wind, and the afternoon gets a bit stronger but still offshore. The swell is only 0.8m from the SSW, which is right on the good direction for this reef, and the period is a bit longer at 13 seconds. It’ll be clean, lined up, and even though it’s small, it’s the best we’ve seen in a while. Doheney is fairly consistent, but you can expect a few others out there with it being clean.
After that quick highlight, we fade back into the grey. The wind goes back to cross-shore, the swell drops in period, and the quality and energy both drop. The last few days of the window look pretty poor, to be honest.
If you’re just starting out, these small clean waves are fine. But for anyone wanting a proper surf, there’s really only that one day that’s worth the effort. Keep your expectations low for the rest of it.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 127 | 114 | 386 | 243 | 402 | 284 | 172 | 334 | 303 | 303 | 234 | 379 | 375 | 375 | 455 | 455 | 434 | 470 | 465 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:56AM1.99m | 1:26AM1.32m | 12:29PM1.90m | 3:59AM1.22m | 1:16PM1.80m | 2:38PM1.72m | 8:15AM1.44m | 4:24PM1.72m | 7:56AM1.50m | 5:38PM1.80m | 8:03AM1.57m | 6:28PM1.89m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.64m | 5:39AM1.11m | 8:25PM0.71m | 5:03AM1.22m | 10:08PM0.73m | 11:37PM0.66m | 10:12AM1.43m | 00:31AM0.57m | 11:55AM1.34m | 1:07AM0.48m | 12:42PM1.22m | 1:37AM0.41m | |||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 33 | 386 | 243 | 402 | 284 | 172 | 334 | 180 | 303 | 20 | 379 | 375 | 375 | 77 | 71 | 91 | 470 | 465 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 127 | 122 | 87 | 28 | 26 | 42 | 25 | 24 | 154 | 303 | 141 | 101 | 35 | 36 | 48 | 455 | 455 | 434 | 72 | 38 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 9 | W 6 | S 11 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 127 | 114 | 12 | 9 | 43 | 160 | 160 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 234 | 137 | 95 | 85 | 48 | 76 | 51 | 48 | 47 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 145 | 34 | 76 | 97 | 0 | 76 | 97 | 0 | 76 | 97 | 0 | 66 | 97 | 0 | 74 | 97 | 3 | 74 | 97 | 0 |
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