Del Mar Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 PST
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)--
Afternoon (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.6
SSW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)1817171666111212121212151111111111141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)787774699210946646433327627121616016016612311911613813610010099133
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
W
0
NW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NW
0
SE
5
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
1.59
7:11AM
2.18
8:33PM
1.58
7:36AM
2.21
9:13PM
1.55
8:03AM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:41PM
0.39
12:56AM
0.94
2:13PM
0.30
1:23AM
1.01
2:45PM
0.25
1:50AM
1.07
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise------6:22-------6:22-------6:22-
Sunset-4:45-------4:45-------4:45------
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--1153--21----1----------
Temp. °C181817151415151515151515141414151615151515151515
Feels °C (?)161615111112121212131414131313141312121314141414
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