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Dutches A Frame surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Dutches A Frame surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dutches A Frame sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Dutches A Frame today?
The current surf forecast for Dutches A Frame at 2PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dutches A Frame. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 40 | 67 | 67 | 104 | 104 | 71 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 90 | 90 | 89 | 101 | 99 | 92 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:50PM 1.76 | 3:17AM 1.74 | 2:12PM 1.55 | 4:03AM 1.83 | 3:47PM 1.42 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:21AM 1.25 | 8:04PM 0.50 | 9:05AM 1.16 | 8:55PM 0.65 | 10:33AM 1.00 | 9:43PM 0.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
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