Mission Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 28 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 1PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)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 Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
W
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.9
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
46
30
30
50
42
29
65
64
64
63
62
60
59
57
56
84
84
82
82
53
64
66
71
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
10
WSW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:03AM1.35m
8:16PM1.70m
8:47AM1.30m
8:40PM1.76m
9:27AM1.24m
9:04PM1.79m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.12m
2:15PM0.15m
3:05AM-0.02m
2:42PM0.25m
3:40AM-0.11m
3:07PM0.36m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:03
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7:28
7:29
7:29
Temp °C
15
15
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
13
14
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
Energy kJ
10
10
11
12
30
30
29
11
11
12
13
15
60
59
14
14
14
22
24
36
51
64
66
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
45
46
27
28
28
27
26
65
64
64
63
62
23
23
57
56
84
84
82
82
53
53
52
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
27
30
30
30
50
42
26
26
25
23
42
42
11
11
23
23
11
17
17
17
18
12
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
Energy kJ
13
13
12
23
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
0
0
13
633
633
13
13
2
0
0
156
300
300
62
0
27
0
0
13
13
13
13
13
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
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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