Dolphin Street Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Orange County, USA)

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Photo by: Kenny Davis

Dolphin Street Surf Guide

Dolphin Street in Orange County is a sheltered beach break that only works once in a while. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach breaks consists of lefts. Best around low tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Beware of locals, pollution, rips.

Dolphin Street Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	1
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	59°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Dolphin Street:

The best conditions reported for surf at Dolphin Street occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Dolphin Street (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Dolphin Street with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 0% of the time in January while 4% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 96% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

96%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Dolphin Street Location Map

Interactive Dolphin Street surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Dolphin Street is Long Beach Airport (LGB) in USA, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Dolphin Street is John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA), also in USA, 20 km (12 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Dolphin Street Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 17 April 2025, 20:43 Local Time

m, °C	Thu		Fri
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (ft)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16
Wind (mph)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Dolphin Street look like?

Latest photos from Dolphin Street. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Kenny Davis

Tides at Dolphin Street

Current tide and informaton

For Los Patos (highway bridge), California, 3 miles from Dolphin Street.

Next High Water: 12:43am | 4ft

Next Low Water: 09:14am | 0ft

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Dolphin Street Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Dolphin Street is rather cool (15.0 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.