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Donuts surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Donuts today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donuts at 8AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Donuts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | |
206 | 203 | 194 | 189 | 189 | 186 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 151 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 155 | 151 | 149 | 151 | 155 | 129 | 123 | 127 | 229 | 227 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 8:35AM1.04m | 7:56PM1.70m | 9:19AM1.03m | 8:24PM1.72m | 10:00AM1.02m | 8:53PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM-0.02m | 1:38PM0.52m | 3:14AM-0.10m | 2:07PM0.58m | 3:48AM-0.15m | 2:37PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
110 | 117 | 90 | 166 | 189 | 114 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 151 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 155 | 151 | 149 | 151 | 35 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 64 | 79 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 21 | SW 14 | WNW 20 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 22 |
206 | 203 | 194 | 189 | 9 | 186 | 37 | 85 | 85 | 57 | 55 | 50 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 155 | 129 | 123 | 87 | 83 | 227 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 22 | S 9 | W 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | S 21 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 13 |
26 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 32 | 75 | 37 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 9 | 2 | 10 | 83 | 75 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 127 | 229 | 82 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 121 | — | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 528 | 281 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 281 | 281 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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