Diamond Street surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 01 May 2026 PDT
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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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.6°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 5PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.6
W
11
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
86
62
57
44
44
45
45
32
31
29
41
65
65
103
72
71
70
76
89
104
104
104
75
Wind (km/h)
0
SSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
WSW
5
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:06AM1.18m
9:28PM1.79m
10:45AM1.12m
9:52PM1.76m
11:26AM1.05m
10:18PM1.70m
Low Tide
3:31PM0.45m
4:47AM-0.18m
3:55PM0.55m
5:22AM-0.15m
4:17PM0.63m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:01
6:01
6:00
5:58
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7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
17
14
13
14
13
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
91
86
62
57
40
26
20
20
21
14
29
41
65
11
103
72
71
70
76
75
104
104
104
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
Energy kJ
45
44
44
44
44
44
45
45
32
31
15
29
28
65
65
40
41
66
8
7
11
50
50
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
18
14
17
17
17
9
16
32
28
17
12
15
9
28
15
16
16
15
31
50
50
11
11
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
14
14
19
69
89
16
9
16
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
15
15
270
14
1
13
14
14
14
631
14
14
49
14
0
15
8
863
299
15
15
15
14
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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