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Del Mar Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Del Mar Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 2.8°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 1PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Del Mar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
126 | 126 | 123 | 82 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 82 | 71 | 72 | 82 | 36 | 62 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 45 | 62 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:04AM1.81m | 6:53PM1.82m | 6:15AM1.80m | 7:22PM1.93m | 7:12AM1.79m | 7:47PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.41m | 00:36AM0.99m | 12:46PM0.47m | 1:25AM0.79m | 1:21PM0.55m | 2:06AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 |
 | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | 7:28 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | W 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 11 | W 5 | S 12 | W 5 |
 kJ | 47 | 47 | 34 | 82 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 49 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 82 | 22 | 25 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 41 | 16 | 44 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 11 | SSW 18 | S 11 | WNW 14 | S 12 | SW 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 126 | 126 | 123 | 44 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 82 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 62 | 21 | 61 | 22 | 68 | 43 | 62 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 17 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 18 | SW 13 | W 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 49 | 83 | 81 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 47 | 22 | 41 | 55 | 45 | 15 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 29 | 23 | 53 | 74 | 54 | 43 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 25 | — | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | 16 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 613 | 613 | 36 | 86 | 260 | 254 | 165 | 309 | 613 | 1336 | 309 | 86 | 122 | 36 | 36 | 284 | 37 | 37 | 86 | 1 |
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