Doheny State Beach Surf Report & Forecast

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Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
POOR TO FAIR

Surf Height

2-3FT

Observed

Thigh to waist

Smart Cam

Swell

1.6FT18s
SSW201º
1.8FT13s
SSW198º
1.3FT8s
S184º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

8KTSWNW

9kts gusts, Onshore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

2.8FT

Temperature

63°F

spotName Wind & Weather
66ºF

3/2mm wetsuit

Chris Borg

South Orange County Forecast

Chris Borg

Today

Fun waves today as old swell eases, fresh SSW swell starts to move in. PM onshores.

Afternoon Outlook: The most consistent surf is down a bit from yesterday as old SSW swell mixes with the long period front end of our next SSW pulse. Surf for better breaks in the waist-chest high range, going head high for standouts. Moderate W onshores puffing up for a lumpier afternoon.

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Doheny State Beach Surf Forecast

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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