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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 4 pm Monday 18 May 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
19.2° 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 12AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Del Mar Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | |
403 | 339 | 276 | 217 | 175 | 132 | 125 | 119 | 95 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 90 | 224 | 224 | 124 | 119 | 145 | 141 | 125 | 184 | 303 | 303 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.54m | 10:42PM2.46m | 1:06PM1.51m | 11:35PM2.33m | 2:19PM1.52m | 00:35AM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM1.09m | 6:16AM-0.00m | 5:11PM1.18m | 7:16AM0.10m | 6:21PM1.25m | 8:18AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 |
14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 14 |
 kJ | 403 | 339 | 276 | 217 | 175 | 132 | 125 | 119 | 86 | 90 | 114 | 114 | 85 | 83 | 54 | 124 | 119 | 145 | 141 | 125 | 109 | 303 | 303 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 109 | 49 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 28 | 103 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 224 | 224 | 55 | 94 | 89 | 87 | 109 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 69 | 69 | 96 | 95 | 25 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 58 | 89 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 47 | 184 | 107 | 107 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 84 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 333 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 84 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 37 |
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