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North Torrey Pines Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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North Torrey Pines surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
North Torrey Pines surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's North Torrey Pines 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 North Torrey Pines today?
The current surf forecast for North Torrey Pines at 7AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at North Torrey Pines. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | WNW 11 | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
175 | 132 | 123 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 93 | 121 | 90 | 224 | 224 | 124 | 119 | 145 | 141 | 139 | 184 | 303 | 303 | 107 | 137 | 174 | 176 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:06PM1.51m | 11:35PM2.33m | 2:19PM1.52m | 00:35AM2.14m | 3:32PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM-0.00m | 5:11PM1.18m | 7:16AM0.10m | 6:21PM1.25m | 8:18AM0.23m | 7:54PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 175 | 132 | 123 | 119 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 121 | 16 | 16 | 75 | 52 | 96 | 145 | 141 | 139 | 109 | 303 | 303 | 107 | 137 | 174 | 176 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 68 | 28 | 103 | 90 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 224 | 224 | 124 | 119 | 89 | 87 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 106 | 104 | 146 | 93 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 24 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 12 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 48 | 69 | 69 | 96 | 22 | 25 | 11 | 91 | 90 | 58 | 89 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 47 | 184 | 107 | 107 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 116 | 116 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 289 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 3 |
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