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South Bird Rock Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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South Bird Rock surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 08 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
South Bird Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's South Bird Rock sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at South Bird Rock today?
The current surf forecast for South Bird Rock at 8PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at South Bird Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
77 | 109 | 109 | 111 | 61 | 212 | 202 | 101 | 124 | 161 | 251 | 432 | 330 | 252 | 249 | 370 | 444 | 439 | 350 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 371 | 371 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:26PM1.00m | 2:21AM1.26m | 5:45PM1.11m | 3:56AM1.21m | 6:06PM1.24m | 5:16AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.96m | 10:39AM0.15m | 10:52PM0.86m | 11:28AM0.15m | 00:04AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | SW 19 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 61 | 44 | 45 | 35 | 43 | 59 | 94 | 101 | 109 | 118 | 94 | 432 | 78 | 74 | 88 | 78 | 444 | 439 | 350 | 306 | 306 | 306 | 371 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 77 | 109 | 109 | 111 | 61 | 212 | 202 | 86 | 124 | 161 | 251 | 101 | 330 | 252 | 249 | 370 | 120 | 117 | 83 | 79 | 57 | 52 | 116 | 114 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 15 | 72 | 57 | 100 | 99 | 149 | 163 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 50 | 47 | 41 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 629 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 152 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 431 |
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