Del Mar Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)--
Afternoon (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NW
0.3
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)141413132020181817171616161615151514141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5140575879127190251344399457441435348339314305301297285257236232181
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
0
NNW
5
NNE
0
SSE
0
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
1.23
4:18AM
1.89
6:49PM
1.30
5:04AM
1.95
7:38PM
1.38
5:47AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
0.82
9:03PM
1.12
12:07PM
0.66
10:13PM
1.20
12:49PM
0.51
11:17PM
1.23
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset-5:00-------5:01-------5:02------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212119181717171821202019181718192120191918181819
Feels °C (?)171714131212131416151615141314151615161616161516
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