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Doheny 88.4

#965 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · California · near Irvine

Works almost every day, no off season, gentle enough to learn.

Works all yearBeginner friendlyBeginner
Surf score88.4 /100
Surfable days95% of the year
Clean days52% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell55% period 11 s+
Typical size0.9 m 2.9 ft median
Water19°C a 3/2 wetsuit

Best time to surf Doheny

The best time to surf Doheny is April, May, September. The season runs Jan to Jan. In April the water sits around 18°C, so pack a 3/2 wetsuit, and the typical wave is 1.0 m. The nearest airport is SNA (29 km) and the nearest town is Irvine (28 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan90%46%0.9 m17°C3/2
Feb88%25%0.8 m17°C3/2
Mar95%51%1.0 m17°C3/2
Apr99%68%1.0 m18°C3/2
May100%65%1.0 m18°C3/2
Jun100%63%0.9 m19°C2mm
Jul99%63%0.9 m21°C2mm
Aug100%59%0.8 m22°Cvest
Sep100%68%0.9 m21°C2mm
Oct96%51%0.8 m20°C2mm
Nov85%30%0.8 m19°C3/2
Dec88%31%0.9 m18°C3/2

Why 88.4

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
11.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
1.6
Water comfort 10%
4.1
Access 10%
9.4

The detail

Faces 200° with 42% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 94% of days. Mean peak period 13.3 s. Days over 3 m: 0%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 86%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 33.460, -117.689 (OpenStreetMap).

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