Hennemans surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 PDT
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Hennemans surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Hennemans sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hennemans today?

The current surf forecast for Hennemans at 9PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

Table - waves today at Hennemans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
245
248
248
245
242
224
209
206
206
203
206
255
266
380
400
482
567
527
416
344
322
318
429
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:20PM1.37m
4:35AM1.24m
6:01PM1.49m
5:54AM1.16m
6:36PM1.60m
7:03AM1.12m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.62m
11:28AM0.13m
00:39AM0.43m
12:14PM0.25m
1:33AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:46
7:46
7:47
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
13
14
15
15
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
Energy kJ
245
245
248
248
245
242
224
209
206
206
203
206
255
266
380
400
482
567
527
416
344
322
318
429
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
11
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
S
9
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
27
25
25
19
22
22
18
20
91
95
171
126
15
33
33
19
7
6
7
6
6
7
13
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
WNW
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.1
W
15
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
18
18
18
23
19
19
58
58
20
19
7
6
10
15
15
15
4
8
21
21
18
17
7
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
W
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
WNW
5
Energy kJ
33
33
33
33
3
3
4
4
29
5
7
9
9
11
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
516
268
16
16
16
16
16
223
268
16
16
16
14
12
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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