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San Elijo State Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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San Elijo State Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at San Elijo State Beach today?
The current surf forecast for San Elijo State Beach at 5PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at San Elijo State Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 264 | 273 | 366 | 341 | 207 | 195 | 181 | 192 | 184 | 126 | 173 | 236 | 142 | 125 | 115 | 113 | 82 | 83 | 121 | 165 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:29AM 1.77 | 7:45PM 2.14 | 8:53AM 1.85 | 8:26PM 2.12 | 9:15AM 1.92 | 9:03PM 2.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:47PM 0.93 | 2:31AM 0.25 | 2:26PM 0.79 | 2:59AM 0.31 | 3:02PM 0.67 | 3:24AM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - San Diego County
Wind reports 8 km away suggest it is still onshore at San Elijo State Beach (light winds from the W at Carlsbad Airport). 0.6m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.3m 5s windswell from the WNW and a 0.2m 8s swell from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 57 min ago
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