Doheny State Beach Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
2-3FT
Thigh to waist
Swell
Wind
6KTSS
6kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
72°F
1mm wetsuit
South Orange County Forecast
Chris Borg •Today
Building tropical S swell from Elida - overhead at good breaks. Fairly clean through the day.
Dawn to 10:00AM: Morning starts off mainly chest to head high+ then S tropical swell builds through the day. Light S winds in the AM for semi-clean conditions.
Afternoon Outlook: Punchy tropical swell tops out over the back half of the day. Many spots see surf running head high to a foot or two overhead, while top breaks get up to a few feet+ overhead. Light+ SW winds for some crumble.
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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