Playa San Diego Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.47° N 89.26° W

Playa San Diego 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Playa San Diego sea temperature is
30.1°C
1.1° 

Playa San Diego surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Playa San Diego today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa San Diego at 3AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

Table - waves today at Playa San Diego. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
412
407
407
407
301
301
297
203
189
144
142
140
140
140
140
114
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NE
5
N
10
NNE
5
SE
20
S
10
SSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
15
S
10
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:09AM2.21m
3:29PM2.09m
3:51AM2.25m
4:12PM2.06m
Low Tide
8:55PM0.11m
9:24AM0.11m
9:37PM0.10m
10:08AM0.09m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
5:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
29
28
27
27
31
32
30
29
28
27
27
26
31
33
31
30
29
Feels °C
34
32
30
30
34
33
33
32
32
31
31
29
35
34
34
34
33
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