Mission Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 PDT
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Mission Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mission Beach sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mission Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Mission Beach at 4AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
203
201
266
266
263
186
172
169
167
167
167
165
163
149
141
101
101
101
99
99
98
96
90
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:59AM1.53m
5:33PM1.09m
3:36AM1.42m
6:19PM1.23m
5:06AM1.39m
Low Tide
7:52PM0.87m
10:18AM-0.09m
10:04PM0.86m
11:30AM-0.07m
11:46PM0.71m
12:26PM-0.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:23
7:24
7:25
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
13
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
W
7
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
Energy kJ
71
52
74
104
142
152
124
97
77
59
167
43
44
61
81
141
74
66
79
68
75
70
96
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
W
7
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
W
16
0.3
W
15
Energy kJ
149
203
201
266
266
263
186
172
169
167
43
167
165
163
149
41
101
101
101
99
99
98
77
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
W
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.3
W
14
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
15
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
16
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
W
12
Energy kJ
101
47
48
84
84
33
28
36
28
27
36
34
58
35
41
16
21
30
30
30
31
44
17
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
Energy kJ
43
81
66
49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
13
13
10
0
0
110
13
13
13
8
0
0
13
13
156
633
62
13
13
13
13
62
633
633
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
4
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
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