Dana Point
California, United States · Population 32,790
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High summer on the water — live surf, whether there's a space in the beach lots right now, the minus-tide calendar for the tidepools, and what's on this week.
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Beach Parking Right Now
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Tide-Pooling Calendar
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What's On in Dana Point
Beach Water: the Record
How often each sampling point along Dana Point's shore comes back over a state bacteria standard — from the state's own lab archive, spot by spot, with the season it happens in.
Whale & Dolphin Season
What you can see off Dana Point each month — gray whales, blue whales, dolphins and more — with the seasons, the boats, and where to watch from shore.
Beach Guide
Dogs, parking, lifeguards and the walk down for all five beaches — plus the honest word on Doheny's water quality.
Tide Times
Today's highs and lows and the week ahead — official NOAA predictions from the nearest station, with honest notes on what they can't tell you.
Harbor Rebuild: What's Open
What the $600M harbor rebuild means in practice — what's open, what's closed, official and reported target dates, and where to park.
Who to Call
Harbor, state beach, water district, schools, sheriff, city — six governments share this town; this routes you to the right one.
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Changelog
- New toolBeach Parking Right Now — a board kept by the people who just parked
- New toolBeach Water: the Record — which spots along the shore actually go over the state standard
- New toolShipped a tide-pooling calendar
- New toolShipped a what's-on board for the Dana Point summer
- Town updateAdded a sketch of the Dana Point headland above the harbor
- New toolShipped a whale & dolphin season guide
- New toolShipped tide times from the nearest NOAA station
- New townDana Point is live with five tools
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