Diamond Street surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Diamond Street surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Diamond Street sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Diamond Street today?

The current surf forecast for Diamond Street at 11PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

Table - waves today at Diamond Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.9
W
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1
W
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
W
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)15191919181218181811161616168161515151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73148148120107220273273243229149203201266266263186172169167167167165163
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:15PM
0.94
12:41AM
1.69
4:09PM
0.97
1:59AM
1.53
5:33PM
1.09
3:36AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
0.76
8:56AM
-0.14
7:52PM
0.87
10:18AM
-0.09
10:04PM
0.86
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise------6:11-------6:09-------6:09-
Sunset-7:22-------7:22-------7:23------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171818171716161616161616151516171717171717161617
Feels °C (?)141615141514141311111213131414151515161717161515
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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