Diamond Street surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 16 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
18.4° 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 1AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
W
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)14131717131391415161615151514141415141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)208144159168144112122211302306245242226217214214214217214167162151147186
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SW
20
W
15
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
0
NE
5
NW
5
NNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
onononcross-
on
glasscrossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
1.87
9:57AM
1.39
9:41PM
1.96
10:46AM
1.28
10:16PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:15PM
0.11
4:05AM
-0.27
3:46PM
0.21
4:50AM
-0.36
4:18PM
0.34
5:39AM
-0.38
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:16-------6:16-------6:15-
Sunset-7:19-------7:20-------7:21------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171716161616161818171717161617201820181817171818
Feels °C (?)151515141414141715151617161717191418161716171716
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