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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 08 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Donuts today?
The current surf forecast for Donuts at 9PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
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 18°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
77 | 109 | 109 | 111 | 61 | 212 | 202 | 101 | 124 | 161 | 251 | 432 | 330 | 252 | 249 | 370 | 444 | 439 | 350 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 371 | 371 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:22PM0.95m | 2:10AM1.17m | 5:42PM1.05m | 3:53AM1.13m | 6:03PM1.18m | 5:12AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.91m | 10:25AM0.16m | 10:35PM0.83m | 11:14AM0.16m | 11:50PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | SW 19 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 61 | 44 | 45 | 35 | 43 | 59 | 94 | 101 | 109 | 118 | 94 | 432 | 78 | 74 | 88 | 78 | 444 | 439 | 350 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 371 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 77 | 109 | 109 | 111 | 61 | 212 | 202 | 86 | 124 | 161 | 251 | 101 | 330 | 252 | 249 | 370 | 120 | 117 | 83 | 79 | 57 | 52 | 116 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 15 | 72 | 57 | 100 | 99 | 149 | 163 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 50 | 47 | 41 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 643 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 444 |
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