Changelog

Dana Point is the Dolphin & Whale Watching Capital of the World. The new guide shows which whales and dolphins are out there each month — gray whales in winter, blue whales in summer, dolphins all year — with the harbor's boat operators and the best places to watch from shore.

Dana Point has no tide station of its own, so the tool carries NOAA's official predictions for San Clemente, about six miles down the same stretch of coast, and says so on the page. Between the published highs and lows it estimates the current state of the tide and labels that estimate as one.

A tide table, a guide to all five beaches, a tracker for the $600 million harbor rebuild, a who-to-call directory for the six governments that share the town, and a surf check for Doheny, Salt Creek and Strands. Every fact was read off an official page this week, and each tool says plainly what it can't tell you — starting with Doheny's water quality, which you should check at ocbeachinfo.com before swimming.