Dutches A Frame surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 01 May 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 8PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (01 May)1ft (0.3m)13s

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 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
28
28
28
31
31
31
31
31
30
66
100
65
65
66
66
63
85
84
84
84
84
85
156
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
9:23PM2.20m
10:52AM1.56m
9:49PM2.18m
11:36AM1.49m
10:18PM2.13m
Low Tide
3:11PM0.95m
4:27AM0.27m
3:36PM1.04m
5:04AM0.30m
4:00PM1.12m
5:45AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:01
6:00
5:58
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7:30
7:31
7:32
7:32
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
16
16
15
16
15
15
16
17
16
15
16
16
15
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
SSW
17
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
27
27
18
16
13
13
14
13
15
30
12
9
6
6
3
66
63
85
84
84
84
84
85
156
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
WSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
W
4
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
S
10
Energy kJ
11
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
9
15
66
100
65
65
66
3
8
8
31
31
31
80
82
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
8
11
12
8
31
31
31
31
31
9
9
21
21
26
26
25
13
12
31
31
49
8
8
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
41
13
13
2
3
8
6
20
22
16
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
57
237
56
3
0
0
35
319
318
44
56
11
12
0
0
57
318
57
57
57
56
56
44
56
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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