Dutches A Frame surf break

Dutches A Frame surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.3° 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 1AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

Table - waves today at Dutches A Frame. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)121313181816161615151413131313131312121215141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)716867676791891291121551509212812687878577464672153189168
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
N
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NE
0
ENE
0
WSW
5
E
5
SE
10
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
0
E
0
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglassononglassglassglassoffoffglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
1.54
8:14AM
2.31
10:00PM
1.57
8:48AM
2.31
10:28PM
1.60
9:21AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:00AM
1.08
3:31PM
0.13
2:35AM
1.05
4:00PM
0.15
3:12AM
1.02
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----6:52-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset-------5:07-------5:07-------5:08
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232221212122232220202019192020191819191920212221
Feels °C (?)201917161719191817171817161817171718171616181918
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