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California

Doheny State Beach

beachtide: high

1.0Updated 0 min ago

Face

1.7ft

14s period

Swell

S

190°

Windcross-off

2 mph

NNW

Tide

-0.1 ft

slack

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

33% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

S

1.2ft

14s

66%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

0.7ft

17s

23%

Wind sea

W

0.6ft

2s

not surfable

not surfable

P3 (tertiary)

W

0.5ft

12s

11%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach

Tide preferencehigh

Crowdmoderate

Hazardsrocks, pollution, crowds

Optimal conditions

SwellSSW 202°

WindNNE offshore

Tidehigh

Period10s+

Breakbeach

Nearest buoy

BuoyNDBC 46285

Hs2.6 ft

Tp14s

DirSSW

Water64°F

Reading5/14/2026, 4:56:00 AM

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7-day forecast

Time

Rating

Face

Period

Swell

Wind

Tide

Thu, May 14

2am

1.7

13s

S190°

3mphcross-off

-0.1ft↑

5am

1.7

13s

S189°

4mphcross-off

0.8ft↑

8am

1.8

13s

S189°

3mphcross

3.6ft↓

11am

2.0

16s

SSW193°

6mphonshore

3.1ft↓

2pm

2.0

16s

SSW192°

8mphcross-on

1.1ft↑

5pm

2.1

15s

SSW192°

6mphonshore

2.6ft↑

8pm

2.1

15s

SSW192°

6mphonshore

5.8ft↓

11pm

2.1

15s

S190°

4mphonshore

4.4ft

Fri, May 15

2am

2.1

15s

S190°

6mphcross-on

0.2ft↓

5am

2.2

14s

S190°

6mphcross

-0.4ft↑

8am

2.1

14s

S190°

9mphcross-on

2.9ft↑

11am

2.1

14s

S189°

9mphonshore

3.6ft↓

2pm

2.3

14s

S190°

8mphonshore

1.5ft↑

5pm

2.1

14s

S189°

8mphonshore

2.2ft↑

8pm

2.1

13s

S190°

5mphonshore

5.7ft↓

11pm

2.0

13s

S190°

6mphcross-on

5.4ft

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