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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 Saturday 23 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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.3°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: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
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 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
186 | 239 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 248 | 248 | 245 | 242 | 224 | 209 | 206 | 206 | 171 | 206 | 255 | 266 | 380 | 400 | 482 | 567 | 527 | 416 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 3:04AM1.30m | 5:08PM1.29m | 4:28AM1.18m | 5:51PM1.41m | 5:45AM1.11m | 6:27PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.04m | 11:09PM0.60m | 11:12AM0.14m | 00:22AM0.42m | 11:57AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 186 | 239 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 245 | 248 | 248 | 245 | 242 | 224 | 209 | 206 | 206 | 130 | 206 | 255 | 266 | 380 | 400 | 482 | 567 | 527 | 416 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | S 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 47 | 47 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 91 | 95 | 171 | 126 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 19 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 35 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 58 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 38 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 614 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 646 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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