Doheny State Beach Surf Report & Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
2-3FT
Thigh to waist
Swell
Wind
3KTSSW
3kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
63°F
3/2mm wetsuit
South Orange County Forecast
Matt Kibby •Today
Still punchy surf as swell eases, most size in the AM. Best winds then too.
Dawn-10am: Slow fading but still cranking SSW swell, along with a little NW swell, keeps waves running overhead in the morning, while best breaks are going double overhead.
Clean start, slight S wind crumble develops throughout the morning.
Afternoon Outlook: Low-end moderate SW onshore lump for the afternoon for manageable conditions so long as you can find a corner -- should be a little easier as size starts to dip. Evening window worth keeping an eye on.
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