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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 Monday 18 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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.6°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 11AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
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. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
670 | 759 | 657 | 565 | 403 | 339 | 273 | 217 | 175 | 132 | 123 | 96 | 95 | 116 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 224 | 224 | 124 | 119 | 145 | 141 | 109 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.54m | 10:42PM2.46m | 1:06PM1.51m | 11:35PM2.33m | 2:19PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM-0.07m | 4:17PM1.09m | 6:16AM-0.00m | 5:11PM1.18m | 7:16AM0.10m | 6:21PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 670 | 759 | 657 | 565 | 403 | 339 | 273 | 217 | 175 | 132 | 123 | 87 | 84 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 54 | 124 | 119 | 145 | 141 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 98 | 96 | 54 | 51 | 109 | 49 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 28 | 103 | 90 | 90 | 94 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 224 | 224 | 36 | 94 | 89 | 87 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 81 | 81 | 46 | 45 | 26 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 69 | 70 | 96 | 95 | 25 | 93 | 91 | 90 | 58 | 89 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 7 | 7 | 123 | 184 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 78 | 29 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 78 | 30 | 77 | 7 |
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