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Doran Beach surf break

Doran Beach surfForecast / CAL – Sonoma / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 PST
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Doran Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Doran Beach sea temperature is
12.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Doran Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Doran Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121817161615151514141313131414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)289236186179163220267422367428723674618609609539547596507326246246192206
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		offglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
1.35
9:11AM
1.83
11:35PM
1.37
9:50AM
1.83
12:03AM
1.38
10:29AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
1.03
4:39PM
-0.16
4:20AM
0.98
5:11PM
-0.20
4:56AM
0.93
5:42PM
-0.20
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---7:26-------7:26-------7:26----
Sunset-----5:16-------5:17-------5:19--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313141717151415141414171715141313121416151313
Feels °C (?)131010111416131212111011151513131111101214141212
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