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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 10 pm Monday 18 May 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.3°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 3AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Dutches A Frame. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 24 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
68 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 69 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 224 | 224 | 124 | 121 | 149 | 112 | 109 | 133 | 303 | 303 | 184 | 107 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:43PM2.47m | 1:06PM1.51m | 11:36PM2.33m | 2:20PM1.52m | 00:36AM2.15m | 3:33PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM-0.00m | 5:12PM1.18m | 7:16AM0.10m | 6:21PM1.25m | 8:19AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 51 | 48 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 224 | 124 | 121 | 149 | 112 | 109 | 109 | 303 | 303 | 107 | 107 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 68 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 69 | 96 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 224 | 90 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 7 | 107 | 107 | 106 | 106 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 24 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | S 16 | S 16 | W 5 | W 4 | SW 19 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 49 | 48 | 48 | 38 | 37 | 87 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 93 | 91 | 58 | 57 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 133 | 12 | 13 | 184 | 59 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 27 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 268 | 56 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 3 | 7 | 57 | 105 | 57 |
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