Del Mar Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 04 May 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.1°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 5AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
169
171
190
140
146
140
217
217
223
242
248
251
251
248
178
133
134
136
164
164
136
136
99
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
E
10
W
20
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
15
W
15
W
10
W
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:48PM2.06m
1:34PM1.35m
11:22PM1.97m
3:23PM1.34m
00:01AM1.87m
Low Tide
6:31AM0.44m
4:40PM1.26m
7:24AM0.51m
4:47PM1.33m
8:25AM0.57m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
5:56
5:56
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7:34
7:34
7:35
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
13
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
169
169
171
190
140
146
140
217
217
33
242
248
251
251
248
178
133
134
136
21
21
136
136
99
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.7
SW
15
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
W
6
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
44
106
52
51
109
34
34
34
34
223
25
20
23
24
16
16
14
13
19
164
164
23
12
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
20
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
Energy kJ
26
25
25
25
38
49
49
25
11
34
33
32
29
28
28
28
28
59
59
60
13
12
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
15
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
Energy kJ
109
30
2
6
7
22
36
39
32
23
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
37
131
30
63
86
203
613
613
37
27
0
0
0
36
37
37
36
13
17
0
1
36
199
37
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
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