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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 02 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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.9°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 4PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | |
33 | 27 | 15 | 57 | 65 | 100 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 25 | 89 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 166 | 124 | 124 | 169 | 169 | 171 | 190 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 10:51AM1.56m | 9:49PM2.18m | 11:35AM1.49m | 10:17PM2.13m | 12:27PM1.41m | 10:48PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:35PM1.04m | 5:04AM0.30m | 3:59PM1.12m | 5:44AM0.36m | 4:21PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | 7:34 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 16 | W 4 | S 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 15 | 57 | 65 | 10 | 6 | 65 | 6 | 18 | 89 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 166 | 124 | 124 | 169 | 169 | 171 | 190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 100 | 65 | 28 | 66 | 25 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 25 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 41 | 52 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 9 | S 11 | WNW 12 | S 11 | WNW 12 | SW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 49 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 15 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 14 | 14 | 13 | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 37 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 104 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 36 | 616 | 254 | 36 | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 585 | 585 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 185 | 613 | 86 | 63 | 63 | 63 |
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