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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 pm Sunday 26 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Donuts today?
The current surf forecast for Donuts at 12AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
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 Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
67 | 77 | 47 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 30 | 45 | 30 | 50 | 42 | 29 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 60 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:13PM1.42m | 7:05AM1.31m | 7:41PM1.53m | 7:53AM1.28m | 8:07PM1.61m | 8:36AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM-0.00m | 1:28AM0.29m | 1:27PM0.06m | 2:10AM0.13m | 1:57PM0.14m | 2:47AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 16 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
 kJ | 48 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 56 | 32 | 57 | 18 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 27 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 65 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | W 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 16 | W 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 67 | 77 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 56 | 24 | 64 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | W 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 35 | 24 | 46 | 41 | 26 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 30 | 50 | 42 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 42 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 33 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | 12 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 12 | — | 14 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 643 | 643 | 86 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 643 | 1 | 294 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 743 | 643 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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