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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 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
17.4° 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 2PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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 Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | |
30 | 30 | 50 | 42 | 29 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 97 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:53AM1.28m | 8:07PM1.61m | 8:36AM1.24m | 8:32PM1.66m | 9:16AM1.18m | 8:56PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.14m | 2:47AM0.01m | 2:23PM0.24m | 3:22AM-0.08m | 2:47PM0.34m | 3:56AM-0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | 7:30 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 11 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 60 | 59 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 36 | 51 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 97 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 23 | 23 | 57 | 56 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 50 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 42 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 6 | 643 | 643 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 166 | 230 | 50 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 309 | 281 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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