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D and W Surf Forecast
/ CAL – LA County (58 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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D and W surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
D and W surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's D and W sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at D and W today?
The current surf forecast for D and W at 1PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at D and W. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 4 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | |
19 | 49 | 27 | 45 | 65 | 78 | 67 | 196 | 198 | 196 | 8 | 7 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 83 | 78 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:48PM0.86m | 11:36PM1.47m | 3:28PM0.85m | 00:17AM1.38m | 1:13AM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM-0.02m | 4:54PM0.78m | 7:40AM0.05m | 5:07PM0.84m | 8:43AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | 7:42 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 136 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 146 | 67 | 39 | 27 | 196 | 160 | 138 | 97 | 99 | 50 | 41 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 99 | 96 | 52 | 78 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | SSE 11 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 79 | 49 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 160 | 196 | 198 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 59 | 99 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 12 | 13 | 46 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 19 | SSE 11 | SW 19 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | WNW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 11 | 59 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 3 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 27 | 45 | 65 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 16 | 29 | 83 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 64 | 463 | 463 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 106 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 139 | 30 | 39 | 4 |
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