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Emery s Left Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Emery s Left surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 18 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.3°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 9PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Emery s Left. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | |
464 | 396 | 273 | 214 | 214 | 172 | 121 | 119 | 84 | 114 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 224 | 162 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 143 | 109 | 137 | 303 | 236 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | |
High Tide | 11:55AM1.04m | 10:37PM1.98m | 1:02PM1.01m | 11:29PM1.85m | 2:16PM1.01m | 00:30AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.62m | 6:12AM-0.46m | 5:02PM0.70m | 7:12AM-0.35m | 6:09PM0.78m | 8:16AM-0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 464 | 396 | 273 | 214 | 214 | 172 | 121 | 119 | 84 | 114 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 53 | 52 | 119 | 113 | 143 | 87 | 137 | 303 | 236 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | SW 15 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 |
| kJ | 38 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 224 | 89 | 122 | 50 | 32 | 87 | 109 | 11 | 136 | 134 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | W 5 | W 5 | S 14 |
| kJ | 43 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 93 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 162 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 133 | 13 | 13 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 66 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 343 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 66 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19 |
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