Del Mar Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 01 May 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
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 5AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.5
W
5
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
28
33
33
33
27
15
57
65
100
65
65
66
45
89
84
84
84
84
84
85
166
124
127
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:22PM2.20m
10:51AM1.56m
9:49PM2.18m
11:35AM1.49m
10:17PM2.13m
12:27PM1.41m
Low Tide
4:27AM0.28m
3:35PM1.04m
5:04AM0.30m
3:59PM1.12m
5:44AM0.36m
4:21PM1.19m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:00
6:00
5:58
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7:30
7:31
7:32
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
15
16
16
14
14
14
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
SSW
17
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
27
25
19
19
13
13
15
57
13
10
6
6
3
45
89
84
84
84
84
84
85
166
124
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
13
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
S
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
27
28
28
28
28
27
15
14
65
100
65
65
66
18
18
31
40
31
80
80
82
25
44
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
S
10
0.3
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
S
13
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
12
16
33
33
33
16
7
9
21
21
20
28
18
25
12
31
31
49
8
8
8
8
30
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
Energy kJ
14
14
39
59
37
37
61
7
9
9
9
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
36
8
0
0
21
616
333
122
36
36
0
36
5
37
585
86
37
37
86
36
36
36
37
37
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
1
1
3
2
3
3
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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