Doheny State Beach Surf Report & Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
1-2FT
Knee to thigh
Swell
Wind
3KTSS
3kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
63°F
3/2mm wetsuit
South Orange County Forecast
Schaler Perry •Today
Peakier than it has been but SE wind develops through the AM. Still worth a look before a windy PM.
Dawn to 10am: Expecting some SE wind early but many South County breaks are decent to fun. NW windswell bumps up so shape is more broken up than it has been for the beachbreaks. Pick your poison. A mix of old and new SSW swells keeps waist occ. chest high waves running as better breaks top out around chest-head high. SE wind looks pretty likely in the AM, most manageable early or on the swing from S to W.
Afternoon Outlook: Conditions fall apart through the afternoon as breezy WNW wind builds.
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Doheny State Beach Surf Guide
If you aren’t aware of what existed before it, Doheny is an ideal beginner’s wave. Swells slip past the swell-choking jetty, break softly over a bed of cobblestones and form into slow shoulders. A few hundred yards southeast, by the San Juan Creek, there’s a sandbar and reef that break better on stronger swells. If you can withstand the sky-high fecal counts, it’s these types of bars that’ll quench the thirst. Those days are all too rare, though, so Doheny, if anything, will serve as great plac... Read more