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Point Loma Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Point Loma surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Point Loma surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Point Loma sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Point Loma today?
The current surf forecast for Point Loma at 3PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Point Loma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | |
162 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 112 | 109 | 137 | 303 | 236 | 106 | 136 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 127 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 109 | 169 | 171 | 186 | 239 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:56PM1.03m | 00:31AM1.66m | 3:09PM1.08m | 1:42AM1.47m | 4:15PM1.17m | 3:04AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM-0.30m | 6:21PM0.73m | 8:16AM-0.19m | 7:47PM0.77m | 9:19AM-0.07m | 9:31PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 75 | 52 | 119 | 113 | 112 | 11 | 137 | 303 | 236 | 15 | 136 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 127 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 95 | 99 | 169 | 171 | 186 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | W 6 | S 13 | W 5 | S 13 | W 5 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 162 | 122 | 33 | 32 | 87 | 109 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 106 | 16 | 92 | 15 | 89 | 12 | 89 | 93 | 93 | 194 | 53 | 49 | 59 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 12 | S 13 | W 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 89 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 133 | 136 | 134 | 106 | 103 | 27 | 89 | 14 | 87 | 89 | 86 | 56 | 53 | 109 | — | 48 | 48 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 59 | 59 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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