Del Mar Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 06 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.2°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 3PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1
W
1
W
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.5
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)15141414141414141414141313131313131388161688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)418412405383302302302306302236232229225222171171168166121125163208302383
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SE
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
10
SW
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
1.31
11:47PM
1.92
12:24AM
1.82
1:28AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
0.56
4:58PM
1.19
7:50AM
0.65
9:17AM
0.69
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise6:30-------6:28-------6:28-------
Sunset---7:12-------7:13-------7:14----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171819181717161516191919171717161720191919181717
Feels °C (?)181717171717151515171718171717161719171819171616
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