Del Mar Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.4°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 9PM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)--
Afternoon (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)21s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
2
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)212121211313202019191919181818181818181817161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11615922011411483134186184251251181162155252252252316316312238216211208
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
10
W
0
WSW
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
W
0
E
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
SW
0
WNW
0
S
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
0
WNW
0
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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on
glassglassglassglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34PM
1.50
12:01AM
2.19
1:59PM
1.33
12:52AM
2.09
4:32PM
1.29
2:07AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:27PM
0.96
7:28AM
0.43
5:58PM
1.12
8:56AM
0.47
6:39PM
1.27
10:34AM
0.45
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:46-
Sunset-7:00-------7:01-------7:02------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181917171717172121201819181818212120191818191922
Feels °C (?)161918171716182020191920181919212020201919201921
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