Del Mar Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.00° N 117.28° W

Del Mar Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Del Mar Beach sea temperature is
23.0°C
3.2° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Del Mar Beach at 3PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (17 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
366
284
252
272
334
405
405
306
303
303
303
303
303
303
299
272
383
379
375
375
375
375
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
NW
0
NW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
0
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:12PM1.79m
2:34PM1.72m
8:13AM1.44m
4:22PM1.72m
Low Tide
5:02AM1.22m
10:05PM0.74m
11:35PM0.67m
10:10AM1.43m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:52
6:51
6:50
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
20
20
19
20
19
19
19
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
21
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
22
22
18
20
19
21
20
20
20
21
20
21
20
21
22
20
21
21
22
21
22
23
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