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Donuts Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Donuts surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 21 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Donuts surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Donuts sea temperature is
18.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Donuts today?
The current surf forecast for Donuts at 11AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Donuts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
137 | 303 | 236 | 106 | 136 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 127 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 152 | 109 | 169 | 171 | 186 | 239 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 248 | 248 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:31AM1.66m | 3:09PM1.08m | 1:42AM1.47m | 4:15PM1.17m | 3:04AM1.30m | 5:08PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM-0.19m | 7:47PM0.77m | 9:19AM-0.07m | 9:31PM0.73m | 10:19AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 127 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 121 | 99 | 169 | 171 | 186 | 239 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 248 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 11 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 137 | 303 | 236 | 106 | 136 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 89 | 93 | 93 | 152 | 53 | 49 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 5 | S 13 | W 11 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | — | SSW 12 | WNW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 133 | 106 | 134 | 106 | 103 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 13 | 86 | 61 | 55 | 109 | — | 48 | 8 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 59 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 281 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 614 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 823 | 281 | 1 | 1 |
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