Surf Forecasts:
Doheney Beach surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period, SSW swell with 417 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Doheney Beach in the next 16 days are 1.0m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Doheney Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright, this is Rusty. Let me give it to you straight for Doheney Beach.
Look, right from the get-go, Friday the 10th has a tiny bit of swell, but the conditions are just off. It’s not really going to give you much. Honestly, we’ve got a long, drawn-out stretch of pretty lean surf ahead. The next week is going to be real quiet. From Saturday the 11th right through to the following Saturday the 18th, it's a whole lot of small, messy, or straight-up blown-out conditions. You’ll see heights mostly under 3 feet, with onshore or cross winds turning it into a washing machine. The wave energy is weak, barely hitting triple digits most days, like a 190 (moderate energy) on Tuesday the 14th, but with waist-high slop. Sunday the 12th has a bit of a pulse, but it’s still cross-on and not clean. The only half-bright spot in that entire run is Saturday afternoon the 11th, where a cross-offshore WNW breeze cleans up the 3-ft SSW swell (period of 15s), making it smooth. That’s the best of a bad bunch early on.
Now, if you have patience, it’s worth hanging on. Sunday the 19th is the standout, and it’s over a week away. We’re looking at a proper building swell from the SSE, around 4 ft, with a long 14-second period. The combined energy absolutely spikes to a massive 1323 (very strong energy) in the morning. It’s a reef break, so that long-period groundswell will wrap in properly and set up some nice lines, even with the light cross-on breeze. It’s a beginner-friendly spot, but at that size it’s getting punchy – still good for anyone with a bit of experience. It stays fun through the afternoon at 5 ft, though the W cross-shore puts a bit of chop on it. This is your best bet.
By Monday the 20th, the swell eases back but stays rideable, and the rest of the week is back to marginal, smaller swells with onshore winds again. So, in short: suffer through a pretty flat and grotty first week, then be ready for a cracker of a session on Sunday the 19th. The water temp is about average for July at 67°.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 411 | 405 | 417 | 331 | 281 | 366 | 289 | 269 | 312 | 176 | 217 | 119 | 111 | 194 | 108 | 95 | 161 | 88 | 121 | 126 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:13PM2.28m | 8:31AM1.43m | 7:08PM2.42m | 9:20AM1.52m | 8:01PM2.53m | 10:04AM1.59m | 8:52PM2.58m | 10:46AM1.65m | 9:42PM2.56m | 11:28AM1.71m | 10:30PM2.45m | 12:09PM1.76m | 11:18PM2.26m | 12:51PM1.80m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.19m | 12:34PM1.12m | 2:41AM0.00m | 1:35PM1.09m | 3:28AM-0.11m | 2:32PM1.04m | 4:13AM-0.15m | 3:26PM0.99m | 4:56AM-0.12m | 4:19PM0.95m | 5:38AM-0.01m | 5:15PM0.94m | 6:17AM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 |
 | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | 8:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 411 | 405 | 417 | 331 | 281 | 366 | 289 | 269 | 312 | 176 | 217 | 119 | 76 | 133 | 59 | 62 | 81 | 83 | 66 | 34 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | S 17 | W 6 | S 15 | S 16 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 39 | 29 | 24 | 10 | 153 | 6 | 109 | 46 | 6 | 89 | 133 | 57 | 111 | 194 | 67 | 85 | 161 | 88 | 121 | 106 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 9 | S 20 | S 20 | W 6 | S 18 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 21 | SW 19 | S 12 | S 10 | SW 14 | W 5 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 59 | 25 | 7 | 47 | 12 | 108 | 95 | 48 | 48 | 46 | 126 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 4 | 74 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 97 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 0 | 97 | 97 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 131 | 3 | 76 |
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