Del Mar Beach surf break

Del Mar Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 13 Apr 2026 PDT
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Del Mar Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Del Mar Beach sea temperature is
19.0° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Del Mar Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Del Mar Beach at 2PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Del Mar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141416161616161616151515151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)297229223226229226217207147203229229147144277246246246191191144188186186
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
E
5
E
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononononglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
1.84
7:52PM
1.86
7:34AM
1.89
8:12PM
2.02
8:21AM
1.90
8:36PM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
0.46
1:43AM
0.81
1:51PM
0.48
2:22AM
0.58
2:20PM
0.53
3:03AM
0.37
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
Sunrise6:22-------6:20-------6:18-------
Sunset---7:16-------7:17-------7:19----
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C161617161616151516171717171616151516171716161616
Feels °C (?)141212111213141414151414151516151514151516161616
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