Playa San Diego Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.47° N 89.26° W

Playa San Diego 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Playa San Diego sea temperature is
30.2° C
1.0° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Playa San Diego at 5AM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)18s
Afternoon (28 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)17s
Evening (28 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
17
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1274
1352
1644
1837
1837
1663
1644
1570
1443
1408
1255
1255
1239
1141
1126
1112
967
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:49AM1.58m
1:59PM1.88m
2:34AM1.67m
2:42PM1.93m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.44m
7:42AM0.54m
8:28PM0.37m
8:28AM0.49m
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:24
 mm
1
3
3
1
2
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
30
31
30
28
27
26
25
25
30
31
30
28
27
Feels °C
32
30
30
29
34
32
32
30
31
30
28
28
34
33
33
32
31
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Playa San Diego surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest