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· After dark · current model. Doheny is forecast at 1–2 ft: Fair–Good for a longboard, Poor–Fair for a shortboard, with glassy wind.

Doheny

Point · longboard

After dark · current model

3–6 AM forecast

Buoy anchored

Board: Both

1–2 ft
Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair

Nearshore 1.9 ft at 15s from SSW

Glassy, 2 mph
Tide 3.7 feet and rising
Water 74 degrees Fahrenheit; boardshorts or trunks suggested

Spot guide

BEST TIDE
Mid tide
GOOD TIDE TODAY
6:23 AM–1:30 PM
SWELL
S–SW (185–230°)
OFFSHORE
NNW
BOARD
Longboard
  • A gentle, sheltered right in the lee of the harbor jetty.
  • Cobblestone bottom; exposed at low tide, with seaweed.
  • Water quality drops after rain, near San Juan Creek.

No cam for this spot yet.

Live buoy Capistrano Beach Nearshore

1.2 MI · NEARSHORE

WAVES
1.9 ft
PERIOD
17s
FROM
SSW 203°
WATER
72°

Observed 5:00 AM · 57 min old

7-day surf

LB longboard · SB shortboard

Sun 3 AM · now · after dark

1–2 ft · Fair–Good LB / Poor–Fair SB

2 mph glassy · 2.2 ft rising

Nearshore 1.9 ft at 15s from SSW

Seven-day surf forecast in 3-hour blocks
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
Sun 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours2 mph glassy0.4 ft and rising
Sun 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy2.2 ft and rising
Sun 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor7 mph, gusts 9, cross-offshore3.8 ft and rising
Sun 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph, gusts 10, cross-onshore3.3 ft and falling
Sun 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph, gusts 14, cross-onshore3.3 ft and rising
Sun 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 9, cross-onshore4.7 ft and rising
Sun 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor2 mph, gusts 5, glassy4.6 ft and falling
Sun 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours5 mph, gusts 7, offshore1.9 ft and falling
Mon 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours6 mph, gusts 7, offshore0.0 ft and falling
Mon 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours6 mph, gusts 10, offshore1.6 ft and rising
Mon 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor7 mph, gusts 8, offshore4.1 ft and rising
Mon 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor2 mph, gusts 3, glassy3.6 ft and falling
Mon 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 9, cross2.4 ft and rising
Mon 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor11 mph, gusts 16, cross-offshore3.9 ft and rising
Mon 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor9 mph, gusts 18, offshore5.3 ft and falling
Mon 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours5 mph cross-onshore3.0 ft and falling
Tue 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph onshore0.1 ft and falling
Tue 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours1 mph glassy1.1 ft and rising
Tue 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor1 mph, gusts 2, glassy4.2 ft and rising
Tue 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor3 mph onshore4.1 ft and falling
Tue 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph cross1.9 ft and falling
Tue 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph, gusts 10, cross2.8 ft and rising
Tue 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor6 mph cross-offshore5.3 ft and rising
Tue 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours1 mph, gusts 2, glassy4.1 ft and falling
Wed 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours1 mph glassy0.5 ft and falling
Wed 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours1 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.6 ft and rising
Wed 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair0 mph, gusts 2, glassy4.2 ft and rising
Wed 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair2 mph glassy4.7 ft and falling
Wed 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph cross1.9 ft and falling
Wed 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 10, cross1.6 ft and rising
Wed 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair5 mph cross-offshore4.8 ft and rising
Wed 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy4.9 ft and falling
Thu 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours1 mph glassy1.3 ft and falling
Thu 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours1 mph, gusts 2, glassy0.4 ft and rising
Thu 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair0 mph, gusts 2, glassy3.9 ft and rising
Thu 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph cross-onshore5.3 ft and falling
Thu 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair8 mph cross2.2 ft and falling
Thu 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair9 mph, gusts 10, cross-offshore0.7 ft and rising
Thu 6 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair6 mph cross3.8 ft and rising
Thu 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy5.2 ft and falling
Fri 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours1 mph, gusts 2, glassy2.1 ft and falling
Fri 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.4 ft and rising
Fri 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good1 mph glassy3.6 ft and rising
Fri 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair2 mph glassy5.7 ft and falling
Fri 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair7 mph cross-offshore2.8 ft and falling
Fri 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair9 mph, gusts 10, cross-offshore0.2 ft and falling
Fri 6 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair6 mph, gusts 7, cross-offshore2.6 ft and rising
Fri 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours3 mph cross-onshore5.1 ft and falling
Sat 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours2 mph glassy2.9 ft and falling
Sat 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy0.7 ft and rising
Sat 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good2 mph, gusts 3, glassy3.3 ft and rising
Sat 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph, gusts 4, cross-onshore5.9 ft and rising
Sat 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair9 mph cross3.5 ft and falling
Sat 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair5 mph, gusts 6, cross0.2 ft and falling
Sat 6 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable4 mph onshore1.6 ft and rising
Sat 9 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable, dark hours3 mph onshore4.6 ft and rising

Today’s tide

GOOD 6:23 AM–1:30 PM

GOOD 1.5–4.0 FT3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PMH 3.8′L 3.0′H 5.1′NOW
High 6:23 AMLow 10:43 AMHigh 4:34 PM

San Clemente · MLLW

Swell

New SSW swell fills in Wednesday morning.

Details

New SSW swell (19s) fills in Wednesday morning, peaks Wednesday evening.

Primary1.7 ft · 13s
SSW204°
Secondary1.2 ft · 10s
SSE166°

Nearshore model anchored to the Capistrano Beach Nearshore buoy.
Updated 5:55 AM · CDIP/Scripps, Open-Meteo and NOAA.

About the break

Spot guide

A point break for longboards at 1.5–4.5 ft. Best on S to SW swell with NNW wind, mid tide. A gentle, sheltered right in the lee of the harbor jetty. Cobblestone bottom; exposed at low tide, with seaweed. Water quality drops after rain, near San Juan Creek.

Break
Point
Board
Longboard
Best swell
S–SW (185°–230°)
Best tide
Mid tide

Spot research: Surf-Forecast, California State Parks, Mondo Surf, Almond Surfboards, Surf in San Clemente, Surf Trips, Thalia Surf and Deepswell.

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