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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 Friday 15 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
17.9° 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 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
276 | 243 | 243 | 246 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 279 | 327 | 340 | 410 | 552 | 618 | 1009 | 908 | 908 | 987 | 882 | 1148 | 1002 | 1074 | 1207 | 955 | 776 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:29PM1.93m | 9:53AM1.16m | 9:08PM2.00m | 10:47AM1.12m | 9:52PM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.37m | 3:43AM-0.39m | 2:57PM0.45m | 4:31AM-0.47m | 3:38PM0.52m | 5:23AM-0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 167 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 154 | 151 | 190 | 279 | 327 | 340 | 410 | 552 | 618 | 1009 | 908 | 908 | 987 | 882 | 1148 | 1002 | 1074 | 1207 | 955 | 776 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 276 | 243 | 243 | 246 | 268 | 268 | 268 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 180 | 175 | 123 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 84 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 104 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 1 | 50 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 139 | 166 | 48 | 165 | 164 | 48 | 146 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 643 | 166 | 21 | 48 | 42 | 21 | 21 |
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