Dutches A Frame surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 PDT
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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
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 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
188
159
227
516
395
395
297
264
254
254
326
326
326
318
161
212
209
272
209
209
206
146
132
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:41AM2.13m
4:23PM1.44m
1:59AM1.97m
5:37PM1.56m
3:35AM1.86m
Low Tide
6:00PM1.25m
8:44AM0.31m
7:32PM1.36m
10:04AM0.36m
9:51PM1.34m
11:12AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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7:23
7:24
7:25
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
15
18
19
18
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
15
15
14
14
16
15
13
11
13
15
15
12
13
17
17
16
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
S
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.7
S
17
0.7
S
16
1
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
Energy kJ
192
75
85
227
516
395
395
297
264
74
131
181
159
130
83
61
44
209
272
209
82
85
67
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
7
0.5
S
19
0.5
S
18
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
W
5
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
11
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
25
188
159
56
21
137
137
135
42
254
254
326
326
326
318
161
212
42
33
51
209
206
146
132
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.5
W
7
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
W
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
75
68
38
21
15
14
14
14
16
49
41
48
31
16
13
47
48
28
15
33
33
32
33
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
6
Energy kJ
46
58
15
38
50
59
52
89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
57
57
44
44
0
57
57
57
57
56
0
0
0
4
105
57
44
0
0
0
34
105
120
595
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
4
2
3
3
4
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
8
7
9
9
8
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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