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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 10 pm Sunday 17 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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Donuts today?
The current surf forecast for Donuts at 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
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 Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
452 | 452 | 638 | 714 | 714 | 538 | 464 | 330 | 273 | 217 | 214 | 172 | 121 | 116 | 84 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 224 | 89 | 122 | 119 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:52PM2.00m | 11:44AM1.08m | 10:39PM1.94m | 12:47PM1.04m | 11:31PM1.82m | 1:56PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM-0.47m | 4:23PM0.59m | 6:17AM-0.41m | 5:15PM0.66m | 7:15AM-0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 452 | 452 | 638 | 714 | 714 | 538 | 464 | 330 | 273 | 217 | 214 | 172 | 121 | 116 | 84 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 57 | 53 | 122 | 119 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 116 | 84 | 84 | 65 | 63 | 48 | 58 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 224 | 53 | 32 | 33 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 93 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 89 | 50 | 49 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 139 | 178 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 178 | 281 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
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