Simmons Reef surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDT
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Simmons Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Simmons Reef sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Simmons Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Simmons Reef at 11AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Simmons Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
1
W
7
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
239
242
242
239
139
123
127
127
128
128
128
128
127
97
65
63
61
61
79
103
109
109
111
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:17PM1.48m
3:21PM0.83m
11:58PM1.39m
00:55AM1.29m
5:52PM0.98m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.03m
4:34PM0.83m
8:24AM0.08m
9:29AM0.11m
8:38PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:56
5:54
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7:34
7:35
7:35
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
17
16
14
14
15
14
13
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
Energy kJ
233
239
242
242
239
139
123
17
26
28
32
33
25
26
26
33
35
49
56
79
103
64
64
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
17
18
14
15
28
28
28
127
127
128
128
128
128
127
97
65
63
61
61
61
61
109
109
111
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.2
WNW
10
0.4
SW
17
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
33
32
29
28
9
9
37
27
26
26
12
12
12
17
12
26
46
27
49
11
77
33
29
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
16
22
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
19
9
0
19
627
19
19
19
19
0
3
19
295
19
19
19
3
3
0
3
19
19
5
17
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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