Bodega Bay · Sonoma County · California
Doran Beach Surf Report & Forecast, Bodega Bay, California
Doran Beach, Bodega Bay, California: 4–5 ft, chest to head high, at 7 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 5.4 ft at 13 seconds from the west, with an 8 mph offshore wind from the north-northwest. Water is about 63°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.3 ft at 10:17 am.
4–5 ft
chest to head high
- Swell
- 5.4 ft · 13 s · Wplus 0.3 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 8 mph (NNW)offshore
- Tide
- 4.3 ft risinghigh 6.3 ft at 10:17 am
- Water
- 63°F3/2
- Air
- 58°Ffeels like 53°F
- Sun
- rise 6:48 amset 5:04 pm
Doran Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Doran Beach: 11 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Doran Beach: 8 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 7 mph offshore (NNW) | 3.5 ft |
| 7 amnow | 4–6 ft | Great | 6 mph offshore (NNW) | 4.3 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 6 mph offshore (NNW) | 5.1 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Great | 6 mph offshore (NNW) | 5.9 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (NNW) | 6.3 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 6.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 5.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Great | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 4.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 3.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 1.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 13 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 18 | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | -0.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | -0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (NNW) | 3.4 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Great | 5 mph offshore (NNW) | 4.0 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (NW) | 4.7 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 5.5 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 6.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 17 | 5.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 4–5 ft | Good | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 5.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 25 | 3.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 15 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 23 | 2.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 1.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 11 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 17 | 0.4 ft |
| 6 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | -0.1 ft |
Doran Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 7 am, sets at Doran Beach arrive about every 4 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 4.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 34 s
- Lulls
- about 174 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 33% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.8 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Doran Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Doran Beach: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 9–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Saturday, Nov 14 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–13 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–7 ft and Fair.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Doran Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–7 ft | Great | 5.4 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph offshore (NNW) | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 11 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–6 ft | Great | 6.3 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph offshore (NW) | 17 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 25 | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–9 ft | Great | 5.4 ft · 15 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 12 | 13 mph onshore (S), gusts 21 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–12 ft | Fair | 6.6 ft · 14 s · W | 20 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 32 | 31 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 49 | 4 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7–13 ft | Great | 12.7 ft · 17 s · W | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 16 | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 16 | 10 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5–7 ft | Fair | 6.7 ft · 16 s · W | 8 mph onshore (S), gusts 13 | 17 mph onshore (SSW), gusts 27 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 9–13 ft | Great | 9.2 ft · 17 s · W | 4 mph offshore (NW) | 5 mph cross-shore (W) | 4 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6–10 ft | Great | — | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5–8 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 22 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 29 | 22 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 35 | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 2–5 ft | Great | — | 14 mph offshore (NNW), gusts 24 | 6 mph offshore (NNW) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Doran Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Doran Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Doran Beach today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 3.0 ft at 4:16 am, high 6.3 ft at 10:17 am and low -0.4 ft at 5:41 pm. At 7 am the tide is 4.3 ft and rising.
Doran Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.0 ft at 4:16 amHigh 6.3 ft at 10:17 amLow -0.4 ft at 5:41 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | High 4.4 ft at 12:33 amLow 3.2 ft at 4:47 amHigh 6.2 ft at 10:51 amLow -0.1 ft at 6:20 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | High 4.5 ft at 1:29 amLow 3.7 ft at 5:25 amHigh 6.3 ft at 11:24 amLow 0.2 ft at 7:03 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.6 ft at 2:24 amLow 4.1 ft at 5:56 amHigh 6.4 ft at 12:06 pmLow 0.8 ft at 7:54 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.7 ft at 3:16 amLow 4.2 ft at 6:59 amHigh 5.8 ft at 12:43 pmLow 0.7 ft at 8:40 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.5 ft at 4:21 amLow 4.1 ft at 8:04 amHigh 5.4 ft at 1:36 pmLow 0.8 ft at 9:30 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.5 ft at 5:09 amLow 3.8 ft at 9:40 amHigh 4.7 ft at 2:35 pmLow 0.9 ft at 10:15 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.7 ft at 5:47 amLow 3.4 ft at 11:08 am |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Doran Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Doran Beach is about 63°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 53°F and an 8 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 63 and 65°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Doran Beach
- Salmon Creek3.2 mi NNW · 8–9 ft · Good
- Portuguese Beach5.2 mi NNW · 8–9 ft · Good
- Dillon Beach5.6 mi SE · 5–6 ft · Good
- Wright's Beach6.8 mi NNW · 7–8 ft · Good
- Duncan's Landing / Shell Beach8.1 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Great
- Goat Rock / Russian River Mouth10 mi NNW · 4–5 ft · Good
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About Doran Beach
Doran Beach is a beach break in Bodega Bay, Sonoma County, California, facing south. Also called Doran Regional Park and Bodega Harbor.
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