Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.67° N 117.25° W

Donuts 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donuts sea temperature is
22.6°C
3.8° 

Donuts surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Donuts today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donuts at 2PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
587
644
674
674
834
657
509
509
624
649
657
657
558
544
516
503
489
489
489
482
476
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
High Tide
7:03AM1.09m
3:21PM1.23m
6:45AM1.17m
4:53PM1.27m
6:53AM1.26m
5:51PM1.34m
Low Tide
9:34AM1.07m
11:28PM0.28m
11:33AM0.94m
00:10AM0.23m
12:22PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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Temp °C
24
26
25
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
21
24
21
21
23
23
23
23
23
23
21
22
22
22
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
20
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