Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Del Mar Jetties today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Del Mar Jetties at 8PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Del Mar Jetties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 234 | 243 | 159 | 146 | 272 | 344 | 358 | 377 | 382 | 387 | 277 | 273 | 249 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:41PM1.88m | 3:24AM1.21m | 2:34PM1.82m | 3:47PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:16PM0.81m | 7:02AM1.12m | 10:59PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 42 | 39 | 272 | 344 | 358 | 377 | 382 | 387 | 277 | 273 | 249 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 234 | 243 | 116 | 146 | 37 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 21 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | W 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 96 | 98 | 159 | 116 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 52 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 35 | 12 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 230 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 111 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
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