Hennemans surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 01 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Hennemans today?

The current surf forecast for Hennemans at 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (02 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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 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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
57
44
44
45
45
28
31
29
41
65
65
65
72
72
70
75
75
104
104
104
75
104
155
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:28PM1.79m
10:45AM1.12m
9:52PM1.76m
11:26AM1.05m
10:18PM1.70m
Low Tide
3:31PM0.45m
4:47AM-0.18m
3:55PM0.55m
5:22AM-0.15m
4:17PM0.63m
5:59AM-0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:01
6:00
5:58
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7:30
7:30
7:31
7:31
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
12
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.5
W
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
16
Energy kJ
79
57
40
26
20
20
21
20
29
41
14
65
7
72
72
70
75
75
104
104
104
75
104
155
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
WNW
16
Energy kJ
44
44
44
44
45
45
28
31
15
29
65
28
65
40
41
66
8
7
50
50
50
50
50
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
11
Energy kJ
17
17
17
9
16
32
16
17
12
15
28
9
28
16
16
15
31
50
7
7
11
7
25
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
14
14
12
66
60
57
59
12
16
17
12
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)
16
268
16
16
7
16
16
346
345
16
16
51
52
0
3
16
345
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
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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