South Beach surf break

South Beach surfForecast / CAL – Del Norte County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 29 May 2026 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
11.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at South Beach today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for South Beach at 6PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (29 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (29 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
2
WNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1.9
NW
12
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
2
NW
11
2.2
NW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1464
1321
1624
572
489
437
431
424
313
303
1047
554
532
378
745
627
550
881
634
941
787
263
421
356
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
10
N
0
NNE
0
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
30
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
5
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
High Tide
12:10PM1.52m
10:53PM2.09m
12:53PM1.56m
11:26PM2.09m
1:33PM1.57m
00:00AM2.07m
Low Tide
5:30AM-0.19m
4:56PM0.89m
6:06AM-0.25m
5:35PM0.95m
6:42AM-0.28m
6:12PM0.99m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:43
8:44
8:44
Temp °C
11
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
11
16
16
17
17
14
12
11
10
10
8
8
7
9
9
9
7
8
5
6
6
8
8
6
8
10
8
9
11
11
10
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
0.4
SW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.8
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
WNW
12
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.9
WNW
12
1.8
NW
8
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
0.4
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
2.4
WNW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
1464
1321
47
572
444
388
261
187
155
303
30
29
237
378
745
627
550
540
117
216
787
257
421
356
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
15
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1.1
WNW
13
1
WNW
12
0.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
19
0.3
SW
14
0.9
WNW
11
0.3
SW
14
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.5
SW
20
1.2
WNW
10
0.6
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
Energy kJ
47
47
48
57
437
431
424
313
31
15
15
29
217
30
120
118
117
51
16
194
263
306
303
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.1
SW
25
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
23
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.6
SW
20
0.3
SW
16
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
9
55
54
53
51
24
22
22
54
30
80
29
28
49
17
10
41
241
42
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
14
1.9
NW
8
2
WNW
8
1.2
NW
7
1.9
NW
12
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
11
2.2
NW
8
2.5
WNW
8
Energy kJ
1624
427
489
152
1047
554
532
881
634
941
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
564
564
235
0
0
0
0
461
564
563
563
0
0
0
0
426
461
564
235
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Del Norte County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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