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California

Dana Point, California

beachtide: mid

1.0Updated 0 min ago

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Face

1.1ft

13s period

Swell

S

190°

Windcross

2 mph

N

Tide

-0.1 ft

slack

ConditionsMixed

Mixed

20% wind sea

Swell breakdown

WAVEWATCH III

P1 (primary)

S

1.2ft

13s

60%

P2 (secondary)

SSW

0.8ft

17s

29%

P3 (tertiary)

W

0.5ft

12s

12%

Swell components (ft) · next 48h

Wind speed (mph) · next 48h

Tide (ft) · next 48h

Spot info

Breakbeach

Tide preferencemid

Crowdmoderate

Hazardsrocks, reef, rips, crowds

Optimal conditions

SwellWSW 247°

WindENE offshore

Tidemid

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

1.1

13s

S190°

2mphoffshore

-0.1ft↑

5am

1.1

13s

S189°

4mphoffshore

0.8ft↑

8am

1.2

6s

W269°

3mphoffshore

3.6ft↓

11am

1.4

6s

W266°

6mphcross-on

3.1ft↓

2pm

1.4

6s

W260°

8mphonshore

1.1ft↑

5pm

1.6

12s

W269°

6mphonshore

2.6ft↑

8pm

1.4

9s

W268°

5mphcross

5.8ft↓

11pm

1.5

11s

W271°

4mphcross

4.4ft

Fri, May 15

2am

1.5

11s

W268°

5mphcross

0.2ft↓

5am

1.8

14s

S190°

5mphcross

-0.4ft↑

8am

1.6

10s

W270°

8mphcross

2.9ft↑

11am

1.6

7s

W268°

7mphcross

3.6ft↓

2pm

1.8

7s

WSW250°

8mphcross-on

1.5ft↑

5pm

1.8

10s

W262°

7mphcross-on

2.2ft↑

8pm

1.7

10s

W266°

5mphcross-on

5.7ft↓

11pm

1.6

10s

W267°

6mphcross

5.4ft

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