Del Mar Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.00° N 117.28° W

Del Mar Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Del Mar Beach sea temperature is
24.3° C
4.6° 

Del Mar Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Del Mar Beach today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Del Mar Beach at 3AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
15
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
S
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
802
780
769
674
588
553
261
210
261
265
326
176
170
298
125
121
119
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:09PM2.18m
11:33AM1.68m
10:42PM2.07m
11:59AM1.73m
Low Tide
5:08AM0.27m
4:42PM0.96m
5:33AM0.36m
5:25PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:47
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
23
24
24
23
23
22
22
23
25
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
21
22
22
22
22
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
25
26
25
24
24
25
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