Doran Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.31° N 123.03° W

Doran Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Doran Beach sea temperature is
15.2°C
1.3° 

Doran Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Doran Beach today (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doran Beach at 1AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.7
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1166
1274
1252
1154
1321
1281
1062
802
669
500
379
493
604
519
1005
1216
1342
1477
1323
976
Wind (km/h)
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
W
10
NNW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:41PM1.39m
7:48AM1.31m
5:56PM1.36m
8:18AM1.37m
7:05PM1.37m
Low Tide
12:09PM1.10m
00:25AM0.23m
1:15PM0.99m
1:19AM0.22m
2:06PM0.84m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
15
14
12
11
10
10
9
13
15
14
13
13
12
11
10
15
18
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
8
7
7
7
6
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
8
13
16
12
12
12
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