Del Mar Beach surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 15 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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.7°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 1AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (16 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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 Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.8
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.9
W
13
2
W
13
2
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.6
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
341
336
257
204
261
305
301
301
301
374
408
541
563
951
908
612
890
1154
1044
1145
1298
1160
895
702
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
8:29PM2.46m
10:01AM1.64m
9:10PM2.53m
10:58AM1.59m
9:54PM2.54m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.85m
3:38AM0.01m
2:49PM0.93m
4:27AM-0.07m
3:31PM1.01m
5:20AM-0.07m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:42
7:42
7:43
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.8
W
10
2.1
W
10
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.9
W
13
2
W
13
2
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.6
W
12
Energy kJ
341
336
128
128
122
154
190
290
290
374
408
541
563
951
908
612
890
1154
1044
1145
1298
1160
895
702
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
1.1
WNW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
163
160
257
204
261
305
301
301
301
239
236
213
189
145
141
424
139
139
99
99
98
66
54
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.7
SSW
14
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
7
7
80
85
79
7
7
8
8
8
8
2
207
25
25
141
24
24
47
46
81
81
46
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
2
12
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
137
37
86
8
13
0
0
119
137
84
137
136
84
137
137
137
137
613
137
15
84
78
0
17
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
7
2
9
4
4
1
3
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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