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Emery s Left surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 18 Jan 2026 PST
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Emery s Left surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Emery s Left sea temperature is
16.1° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Emery s Left today?

The current surf forecast for Emery s Left at 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

Table - waves today at Emery s Left. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)181716161515141413131313131212151512141313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1011351301832181592061921761731711681661121057171105232215206184178172
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
0
E
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
NW
0
NNE
0
WSW
10
W
10
W
0
WNW
5
W
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
S
5
SE
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ESE
5
S
5
SSE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassglassglassononglassglassglassglassglassglassonglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
1.85
9:57PM
1.13
8:44AM
1.85
10:24PM
1.17
9:18AM
1.80
10:53PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
-0.29
2:32AM
0.62
3:56PM
-0.27
3:10AM
0.59
4:24PM
-0.23
3:51AM
0.57
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------
Sunset---5:07-------5:08-------5:08----
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202122212019191918191918171718191819211918181817
Feels °C (?)161818171716171616171716171718171616171817171716
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