Point Loma surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 PDT
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.7°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 3AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (22 May)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Evening (22 May)2ft (0.6m)15s

Table - waves today at Point Loma. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
174
127
194
194
194
152
109
169
171
186
239
245
245
245
245
248
248
245
242
224
209
206
206
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:42AM1.47m
4:15PM1.17m
3:04AM1.30m
5:08PM1.29m
4:28AM1.18m
Low Tide
7:47PM0.77m
9:19AM-0.07m
9:31PM0.73m
10:19AM0.04m
11:09PM0.60m
11:12AM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
16
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
174
174
127
194
194
194
121
99
169
171
186
239
245
245
245
245
248
248
245
242
224
209
206
206
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
S
13
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
S
11
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
Energy kJ
17
15
14
89
93
93
152
53
14
9
48
37
35
34
27
25
26
23
22
2
19
20
91
95
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
W
5
0.5
S
13
0.5
W
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
W
5
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
SW
20
0.3
S
11
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
89
89
87
13
86
61
55
109
49
48
8
47
47
47
18
18
19
10
15
20
58
58
17
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
8
14
33
33
2
2
33
19
33
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
795
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
614
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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