Del Mar Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.9° 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 6PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (08 Jan)6ft (1.9m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.3
WNW
1
W
0.8
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)9999988816161616151515141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)798766621506347221131102100992591911841261231206981686555565634
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:09PM
1.68
1:50AM
1.77
1:15PM
1.44
2:39AM
1.80
2:59PM
1.26
3:29AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:52PM
0.61
8:05AM
1.06
7:28PM
0.81
9:46AM
0.97
8:09PM
0.98
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset-4:58-------4:59-------5:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151515141413121316171514141414161919181716161719
Feels °C (?)91011111110881212109998111415141211111214
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