Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Del Mar Beach today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Del Mar Beach at 5AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Del Mar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 201 | 273 | 255 | 255 | 249 | 188 | 175 | 177 | 273 | 330 | 326 | 326 | 264 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 215 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:55PM2.01m | 8:57AM1.55m | 7:34PM2.10m | 9:15AM1.61m | 8:10PM2.17m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18AM0.34m | 1:30PM1.14m | 2:45AM0.28m | 2:05PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 184 | 201 | 273 | 215 | 215 | 249 | 188 | 175 | 141 | 273 | 330 | 326 | 326 | 264 | 173 | 173 | 206 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 199 | 199 | 255 | 255 | 18 | 17 | 93 | 177 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 128 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 95 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 199 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 87 | 85 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 111 | 61 | 203 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 37 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
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