Mission Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 13 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mission Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Mission Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (May 14) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Mission Beach in the next 16 days are 2.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (May 17) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Thu 14th May)2ft (0.6m) 16s
Best Surf 2AM (Mon 18th May)5ft (1.6m) 12s
Most Powerful 8AM (Sun 17th May)8ft (2.5m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mission Beach over the next 16 days.


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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.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.8
W
11
2.4
W
10
2
W
10
1.6
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.2
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
149
144
179
367
232
322
280
276
268
225
230
750
1160
784
735
547
393
214
116
114
82
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
WNW
5
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
S
30
S
25
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:26PM1.76m
8:14AM1.26m
7:59PM1.93m
9:07AM1.25m
8:35PM2.05m
10:00AM1.23m
9:14PM2.12m
10:55AM1.18m
9:57PM2.12m
11:53AM1.13m
10:44PM2.05m
12:57PM1.09m
11:36PM1.92m
Low Tide
1:22PM0.24m
2:27AM-0.07m
1:58PM0.30m
3:12AM-0.29m
2:35PM0.37m
3:58AM-0.44m
3:14PM0.45m
4:46AM-0.52m
3:56PM0.54m
5:36AM-0.52m
4:41PM0.62m
6:31AM-0.45m
5:34PM0.71m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:38
7:39
7:39
7:40
7:42
7:42
7:43
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
14
15
14
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
16
11
12
14
14
14
14
15
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.9
SW
16
0.9
WNW
12
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.8
W
11
2.4
W
10
2
W
10
1.6
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.2
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
Energy kJ
149
144
118
367
224
322
280
163
151
225
230
750
1160
784
735
547
393
214
116
114
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
W
12
0.7
SW
15
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
62
59
179
130
232
154
143
276
268
214
211
173
118
118
84
37
72
37
69
69
69
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
W
12
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
12
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
51
81
75
8
53
7
6
2
2
5
15
14
30
12
51
48
37
70
69
93
65
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
13
13
6
132
13
8
155
13
8
8
60
60
155
155
0
132
60
8
60
60
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
2
4
4
3
5
4
2
4
7
4
4
4
3
3
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
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Information about the Mission Beach Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Mission Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Mission Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Mission Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Mission Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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