Doheny State Beach
Orange County, California, United States
- Paid parking
No photo of Doheny State Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 11 am to sunset, sunset 6:07 pm5.1
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
5.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
6.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
8.2
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
7.9
9 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.3
12 km/h8 mph wind, Great
8.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
8.2
12 km/h7 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 11 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 18°C64°F
- Water
- 22°C72°F
- Wind
- 106 km/hmph W
- Gusts
- 138 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.1 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 5%
- Sunset
- 6:07 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 7 am, 1.2 m4 ft
- Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Doheny State Beach
Doheny State Beach is a state park in California, United States. It is located 1.2 miles from the town of Dana Point. The beach has 3 food options within 0.62 miles and a paid parking area 85 feet away.
Doheny State Beach (known colloquially as Doho) is known as the first state beach in the California state park system. Located on the Pacific Ocean in the city of Dana Point, the beach is adjacent to several surf spots and scenic beaches including Salt Creek Beach, Baby Beach, and Capistrano Beach. Along with its neighbors, Doheny beach is a popular surf spot located at the mouth of San Juan Creek, which flows from the Santa Ana Mountains southwest to the beach, where it forms a fresh-water lagoon.
Source: Doheny State Beach on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms160 m530 ft away
- Showers240 m790 ft away
- Parking4 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 30 m90 ft. Listed as paid
- Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 730 m0.5 mi
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 550 m0.3 miOCTA
- Nearest town
- 2 km1.2 miDana Point (town)
- Nearest airport
- 52 km32 miFrench Valley Airport (RBK)
Nearby places
- Mr. BurgerBurger730 m0.5 mi
- Carl's Jr.Burger840 m0.5 mi
- Denny'sAmerican970 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Group Campsite0.1 km0.1 mi north-west away8.3 Great tomorrow
- South Day Use Beach0.5 km0.3 mi south-east away8.3 Great tomorrow
- North Day Use Beach0.9 km0.5 mi west away8.3 Great tomorrow
- Baby Beach2.5 km1.5 mi west away8.7 Excellent tomorrow
- Poche Beach2.5 km1.6 mi south-east away8.3 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri8.7 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 17%
- Sat9.4 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 1%
- Sun9.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 15 km/h10 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.6 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
- Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 10 am to 3 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Wed7.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%