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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 Saturday 16 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
17.8° 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 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
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 Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | |
230 | 279 | 284 | 379 | 541 | 490 | 786 | 708 | 569 | 980 | 735 | 747 | 787 | 846 | 819 | 628 | 526 | 393 | 330 | 268 | 214 | 169 | 155 | 114 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 9:08PM2.00m | 10:47AM1.12m | 9:52PM2.00m | 11:44AM1.08m | 10:39PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.45m | 4:31AM-0.47m | 3:38PM0.52m | 5:23AM-0.47m | 4:23PM0.59m | 6:17AM-0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
 kJ | 230 | 279 | 284 | 379 | 541 | 490 | 786 | 708 | 569 | 980 | 735 | 747 | 787 | 846 | 819 | 628 | 526 | 393 | 330 | 268 | 214 | 169 | 155 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 214 | 211 | 211 | 180 | 175 | 161 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 85 | 67 | 66 | 62 | 37 | 38 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 123 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 71 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 14 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 309 | 166 | 164 | 48 | 48 | 34 | 85 | 164 | 139 | 281 | 209 | 48 | 48 | 14 | 0 | 139 | 178 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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