Del Mar Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Del Mar Beach in Orange County is an exposed beach break that only works once in a while. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the east. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include rips and rocks.

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Overall Del Mar Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Del Mar Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Del Mar Rivermouth	1 mi
Second closest break	15th St.	1 mi
Third closest break	South Del Mar	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Cherry Hill	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Tippers	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Del Mar Beach:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	56 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	115 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	137 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	171 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	175 mi
Tide stations nearest to Del Mar Beach:
Closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California	9 mi
Second closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California (s	9 mi
Third closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California	9 mi
Fourth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (2)	9 mi
Fifth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California (3)	9 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Del Mar Beach:
Closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	85 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	86 mi
Third closest ski area	Big Bear Mountain (United States)	88 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	88 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bear Mountain (United States)	94 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Del Mar Beach:
Closest city location	Solana Beach (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Encinitas (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Del Mar (United States)	3 mi
Fourth closest city location	Rancho Santa Fe (United States)	5 mi
Fifth closest city location	Lake San Marcos (United States)	9 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Del Mar Beach is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 20 km (12 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Del Mar Beach is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 31 km (19 miles) away.
• Third is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 34 km (21 miles) away.
• General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (Tijuana) Airport (TIJ) in Mexico is 59 km (37 miles) away.
• Tustin Mcaf Airport (NTK) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Del Mar Beach and is 93 km (58 miles) away.