Mission Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 18 May 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 8AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (18 May)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
638
714
714
538
464
330
273
217
214
172
121
116
84
114
85
85
83
224
89
122
119
113
143
109
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:53AM1.13m
10:44PM2.05m
12:57PM1.09m
11:36PM1.92m
2:08PM1.09m
Low Tide
5:36AM-0.52m
4:41PM0.62m
6:31AM-0.45m
5:34PM0.71m
7:29AM-0.34m
6:42PM0.78m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:43
7:44
Temp °C
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
13
14
14
15
14
14
15
16
15
16
17
16
15
16
17
17
18
16
17
16
16
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.5
W
13
Energy kJ
638
714
714
538
464
330
273
217
214
172
121
116
84
114
85
85
83
82
53
52
119
113
143
87
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
W
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
13
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
84
65
63
37
58
72
71
72
37
38
75
69
69
69
69
69
69
224
89
122
50
34
87
109
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
51
51
51
48
43
37
37
36
70
69
69
69
68
93
67
66
65
57
53
50
49
49
50
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.5
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
60
8
8
132
180
60
60
0
1
8
2
13
62
13
13
13
0
0
2
13
62
13
60
10
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
1
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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