Mission Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 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
18.4° C
(Which is 2.6°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 7PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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 Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
1
2
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
1
W
11
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
229
149
203
201
266
266
263
186
172
169
167
167
167
165
163
149
141
101
101
101
99
99
98
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:09PM0.97m
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:09
6:09
6:07
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7:22
7:23
7:24
7:25
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
13
11
13
14
14
14
13
16
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
17
0.6
W
10
0.6
SSW
16
1
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
Energy kJ
116
164
71
203
74
134
181
186
127
100
79
62
50
51
50
81
83
141
72
64
62
64
66
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
W
10
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
0.3
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
Energy kJ
243
99
149
47
201
266
266
263
186
172
169
167
167
167
165
163
149
41
101
101
101
99
99
98
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
16
0.2
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
Energy kJ
32
32
101
24
48
84
84
16
28
36
28
27
36
34
58
35
41
16
21
30
30
30
31
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
Energy kJ
194
229
43
52
81
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
13
13
13
636
13
13
13
0
0
8
13
13
0
13
7
0
10
13
156
13
62
13
13
13
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
3
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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