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Emery s Left surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.5°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 10PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Emery s Left. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 45 | 44 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 38 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 100 | 130 | 163 | 162 | 194 | 488 | 488 | 480 | 464 | 449 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:25PM 1.01 | 6:17AM 1.70 | 8:10PM 1.03 | 6:45AM 1.75 | 8:48PM 1.05 | 7:15AM 1.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:05PM 0.07 | 11:50PM 0.67 | 1:39PM -0.04 | 12:23AM 0.72 | 2:11PM -0.12 | 12:54AM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - |
| Sunset | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
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