Salt Creek ↗
The Surfers View · about 1.3 km from the catalogue pin · video-page
Publicly listed Salt Creek beach and surf camera.
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The Strands surf forecast & spot guide
Surf, wind and tide context for The Strands, Dana Point. Read the spot profile, compare forecasts and open the same break in the atlas.
Forecast & tide at a glance
Estimated surf face · feet · Pacific time. The existing PureSurfers face-estimation engine; not a measured or calibrated breaking-wave report.
Estimated surf face1.1 ftOlder cached forecast Fri Oct 2, 11:00am Pacific
Coastal wind6.7 mphWSW from · older cache
NOAA tide reference—MLLW · not loaded
Coastal wind retrieved Fri Oct 2, 9:04am · older cache. This is regional modeled wind, not a beach measurement.
Source retrievals: GFS Oct 2, 9:04am (older cache) · ECMWF Oct 2, 9:04am (older cache) · MFWAM Oct 2, 9:04am (older cache). Retrieval time is not the model issue time. This page combines all available cached model families; map model selections are separate.
Seven-day overview
| Pacific day | Estimated surf face | Mean wind | Hours available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Oct 2 | 1.1 ft | 7.0 mph | 14/14 |
| Sat Oct 3 | 1.1 ft | 9.1 mph | 14/14 |
| Sun Oct 4 | 1.1 ft | 5.9 mph | 14/14 |
| Mon Oct 5 | 1.1 ft | 6.2 mph | 14/14 |
| Tue Oct 6 | 1.0 ft | 5.7 mph | 14/14 |
| Wed Oct 7 | 1.5 ft | 5.2 mph | 14/14 |
| Thu Oct 8 | 2.0 ft | 4.1 mph | 14/14 |
Hourly details · next 72 hours
| Pacific time | Estimated surf face | Model range | Set proxy | Swell from | Wind | Tide MLLW | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 11:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.7 ft | SW · 11.5 s | 6.7 mph WSW | — | 3 |
| Fri 12:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.7 ft | SW · 11.6 s | 7.2 mph W | — | 3 |
| Fri 1:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.7 ft | SW · 11.7 s | 8.9 mph W | — | 3 |
| Fri 2:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.7 ft | SW · 11.7 s | 10.1 mph WNW | — | 3 |
| Fri 3:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.7 ft | SW · 11.3 s | 10.5 mph WNW | — | 3 |
| Fri 4:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.7 ft | SW · 10.9 s | 10.9 mph WNW | — | 3 |
| Fri 5:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.7 ft | SW · 10.5 s | 9.7 mph WNW | — | 3 |
| Fri 6:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.6 ft | SW · 10.2 s | 9.8 mph NW | — | 3 |
| Fri 7:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | SW · 10.0 s | 6.8 mph NW | — | 3 |
| Fri 8:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.6 ft | SW · 10.0 s | 6.3 mph NW | — | 3 |
| Fri 9:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.6 ft | SW · 10.1 s | 6.1 mph N | — | 3 |
| Fri 10:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.6 ft | SW · 10.4 s | 6.2 mph NNW | — | 3 |
| Fri 11:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.6 ft | SW · 10.6 s | 7.0 mph NNW | — | 3 |
| Sat 12:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.6 ft | SW · 10.9 s | 6.5 mph NNW | — | 3 |
| Sat 1:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.6 ft | SW · 11.1 s | 6.4 mph NNW | — | 3 |
| Sat 2:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.6 ft | SW · 11.3 s | 3.6 mph NW | — | 3 |
| Sat 3:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.6 ft | SW · 11.4 s | 5.0 mph NW | — | 3 |
| Sat 4:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 11.5 s | 5.0 mph NNE | — | 3 |
| Sat 5:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 11.6 s | 4.7 mph N | — | 3 |
| Sat 6:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 11.7 s | 5.6 mph NE | — | 3 |
| Sat 7:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 11.7 s | 7.5 mph NNE | — | 3 |
| Sat 8:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 11.8 s | 9.5 mph NE | — | 3 |
| Sat 9:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 12.0 s | 10.7 mph E | — | 3 |
| Sat 10:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 12.1 s | 13.2 mph E | — | 3 |
| Sat 11:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 12.2 s | 13.9 mph E | — | 3 |
| Sat 12:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 12.4 s | 6.9 mph E | — | 3 |
| Sat 1:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 12.5 s | 8.5 mph W | — | 3 |
| Sat 2:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 12.5 s | 7.8 mph W | — | 3 |
| Sat 3:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 12.4 s | 10.0 mph WNW | — | 3 |
| Sat 4:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 12.2 s | 10.0 mph WNW | — | 3 |
| Sat 5:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 12.1 s | 9.5 mph NW | — | 3 |
| Sat 6:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 12.0 s | 8.4 mph NW | — | 3 |
| Sat 7:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 12.0 s | 6.5 mph NW | — | 3 |
| Sat 8:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 12.0 s | 4.8 mph NW | — | 3 |
| Sat 9:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 12.0 s | 3.4 mph WNW | — | 3 |
| Sat 10:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 12.0 s | 4.4 mph NW | — | 3 |
| Sat 11:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 12.1 s | 4.1 mph N | — | 3 |
| Sun 12:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 12.2 s | 7.1 mph N | — | 3 |
| Sun 1:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 12.3 s | 5.6 mph N | — | 3 |
| Sun 2:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 12.4 s | 5.5 mph NNE | — | 3 |
| Sun 3:00am | 1.2 ft | 0.0–1.9 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 12.4 s | 6.6 mph E | — | 3 |
| Sun 4:00am | 1.2 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 12.5 s | 4.8 mph E | — | 3 |
| Sun 5:00am | 1.2 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 12.5 s | 4.4 mph ENE | — | 3 |
| Sun 6:00am | 1.2 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 12.6 s | 5.1 mph ENE | — | 3 |
| Sun 7:00am | 1.2 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 12.7 s | 5.3 mph ENE | — | 3 |
| Sun 8:00am | 1.2 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 12.7 s | 4.6 mph ENE | — | 3 |
| Sun 9:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.8 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 12.8 s | 2.2 mph ENE | — | 3 |
| Sun 10:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 12.8 s | 2.0 mph SSE | — | 3 |
| Sun 11:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 12.9 s | 5.3 mph SSE | — | 3 |
| Sun 12:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 12.9 s | 6.8 mph SW | — | 3 |
| Sun 1:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | S · 12.9 s | 10.8 mph WSW | — | 3 |
| Sun 2:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | S · 12.9 s | 9.7 mph W | — | 3 |
| Sun 3:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | S · 13.0 s | 7.9 mph WSW | — | 3 |
| Sun 4:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | S · 13.0 s | 7.5 mph W | — | 3 |
| Sun 5:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | S · 13.0 s | 7.0 mph W | — | 3 |
| Sun 6:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | SW · 11.2 s | 5.6 mph W | — | 3 |
| Sun 7:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | S · 13.0 s | 2.5 mph W | — | 3 |
| Sun 8:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.6 ft | S · 13.0 s | 1.9 mph NW | — | 3 |
| Sun 9:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.6 ft | 1.6 ft | S · 12.9 s | 3.3 mph NNW | — | 3 |
| Sun 10:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | S · 12.8 s | 3.8 mph N | — | 3 |
| Sun 11:00pm | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | SW · 10.9 s | 3.5 mph NE | — | 3 |
| Mon 12:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | SW · 11.1 s | 3.5 mph NE | — | 3 |
| Mon 1:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 11.3 s | 3.8 mph NE | — | 3 |
| Mon 2:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 11.5 s | 4.0 mph NE | — | 3 |
| Mon 3:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 11.6 s | 4.8 mph NE | — | 3 |
| Mon 4:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.7 ft | SSW · 11.7 s | 4.9 mph NE | — | 3 |
| Mon 5:00am | 1.0 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.5 ft | SSW · 11.8 s | 5.1 mph NE | — | 3 |
| Mon 6:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 11.8 s | 5.2 mph NE | — | 3 |
| Mon 7:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 11.9 s | 5.3 mph NE | — | 3 |
| Mon 8:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 11.9 s | 4.8 mph ENE | — | 3 |
| Mon 9:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 11.9 s | 2.9 mph E | — | 3 |
| Mon 10:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 11.9 s | 5.5 mph ESE | — | 3 |
| Mon 11:00am | 1.1 ft | 0.0–1.7 ft | 1.6 ft | SSW · 11.9 s | 5.9 mph SSE | — | 3 |
Model spread is not a confidence interval. Tide and wind are context, not new corrections to surf size. Larger sets and changing hazards remain possible.
This page reads the shared cache first. Refresh requests only this spot’s existing regional samples.
Know the spot
A sandy cove line with variable peaks between Salt Creek and Dana Point Harbor.
Also known as Dana Strands · Strands.
- Break type
- Beach
- Wave direction
- A-frame / left & right
- Reported difficulty
- Intermediate
- Bottom
- Sand
- Reported swell preference
- S–W
- Reported tide preference
- Low–mid
More of a shifting beachbreak than a fixed named takeoff. Best treated as a productive scouting zone with repeatable bars.
Before paddling out: Shorebreak, changing sandbars and intermittent crowding.
Public access Approximate imported surf-zone pin — verify locally
Source references
- Surfline — Orange County surf region ↗
- Regional surf guide — Southern Orange County to San Diego corridor ↗
Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.
Camera references nearby
Dana Point Harbor overlook ↗
HDOnTap / Laguna Cliffs · about 2.4 km from the catalogue pin · video-page
Harbor and ocean panorama from Laguna Cliffs.
Monarch Bay Beach Club ↗
HDOnTap / Monarch Bay Beach Club · about 2.6 km from the catalogue pin · video-page
Resort-hosted Monarch Bay beach and ocean view.
Links to third-party camera pages, not owned feeds. Proximity does not confirm the camera sees this break. Playback and image freshness have not been verified by this page.
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Lineup etiquette · Paddling technique · How these forecasts work
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PureSurfers is built by Peter Ochabski. Spot profiles combine retained sources and contributor observations; this is not a claim he has surfed or verified every entry.