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Dutches A Frame Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Dutches A Frame surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 PDTForecast 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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.0°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 7AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Dutches A Frame. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | |
254 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 318 | 161 | 157 | 209 | 272 | 209 | 209 | 206 | 146 | 132 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 76 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:59AM1.97m | 5:37PM1.56m | 3:35AM1.86m | 6:20PM1.69m | 5:04AM1.81m | 6:54PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.36m | 9:51PM1.34m | 11:12AM0.38m | 11:31PM1.19m | 12:05PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | W 7 | W 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 94 | 110 | 120 | 99 | 318 | 61 | 46 | 209 | 272 | 209 | 209 | 61 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 47 | 79 | 85 | 69 | 50 | 87 | 85 | 78 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 13 | S 15 | S 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 254 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 13 | 161 | 157 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 46 | 206 | 146 | 132 | 130 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 126 | 126 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 14 | WSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 41 | 41 | 16 | 27 | 47 | 48 | 28 | 15 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 45 | 44 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 33 | 30 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 57 | 57 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 120 | 595 | 105 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 105 | 595 | 595 |
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