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Diamond Street Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Diamond Street surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 PDTForecast 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.8°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 6PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Diamond Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
63 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 71 | 108 | 142 | 112 | 100 | 74 | 56 | 48 | 45 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:47AM1.30m | 8:40PM1.76m | 9:27AM1.24m | 9:04PM1.79m | 10:06AM1.18m | 9:28PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.25m | 3:40AM-0.11m | 3:07PM0.36m | 4:14AM-0.17m | 3:31PM0.45m | 4:47AM-0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | 7:30 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
 kJ | 13 | 14 | 60 | 59 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 38 | 39 | 51 | 71 | 108 | 142 | 112 | 100 | 74 | 56 | 48 | 31 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 63 | 60 | 23 | 23 | 57 | 57 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 64 | 631 | 299 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 299 | 64 | 13 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 130 | 15 | 15 | 202 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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