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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 Wednesday 29 Apr 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
17.4° 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: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be 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 Donuts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | 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 | |
64 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 71 | 106 | 138 | 112 | 100 | 74 | 55 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:36AM1.24m | 8:32PM1.66m | 9:16AM1.18m | 8:56PM1.69m | 9:56AM1.12m | 9:21PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47AM0.01m | 2:23PM0.24m | 3:22AM-0.08m | 2:47PM0.34m | 3:56AM-0.13m | 3:10PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | 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 |
 kJ | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 60 | 59 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 34 | 36 | 47 | 50 | 71 | 106 | 138 | 112 | 100 | 74 | 55 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 23 | 23 | 57 | 56 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 17 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | S 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 48 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 643 | 230 | 50 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 309 | 50 | 50 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 139 | 1 | 1 | 61 | 23 |
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