South Beach surf break

South Beach surfForecast / CAL – Del Norte County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 PDT
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South Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's South Beach sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at South Beach today?

The current surf forecast for South Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

Table - waves today at South Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
0.6
SW
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)15151615788814888888141477777716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)258257246438388368300266248273328423422373318240232218212213243229224198
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
0
NNW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
0
E
10
SE
5
ESE
0
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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High Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
1.69
10:04PM
2.25
11:52AM
1.78
10:57PM
2.26
12:26PM
1.85
11:45PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
0.94
5:12AM
-0.27
5:02PM
0.80
5:54AM
-0.27
5:50PM
0.67
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
Sunrise6:28-------6:30-------6:31-------
Sunset----8:08-------8:07-------8:06---
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161919181616151617191918151514141619191815141514
Feels °C (?)151817161615151617181817141414141618181716131514
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Del Norte County

  1. weather stationWind Update Light wind has turned cross-on at South Beach (light winds from the W at BUOY-CECC1 1 km from South Beach). 1.0m 5s windswell from the NW with a 0.7m 9s swell from the WNW and a 0.3m 15s groundswell from the SW as well as a 0.2m 12s groundswell from the SSW. 4 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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11 km/h
W
Cross-On
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