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South Del Mar Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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South Del Mar surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 PDT
How big are the waves at South Del Mar today?
The current surf forecast for South Del Mar at 4PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at South Del Mar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 513 | 397 | 375 | 370 | 380 | 367 | 279 | 268 | 264 | 273 | 366 | 341 | 207 | 195 | 181 | 192 | 126 | 126 | 236 | 236 | 146 | 125 | 117 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | cross | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:04AM 1.68 | 6:58PM 2.10 | 8:29AM 1.77 | 7:45PM 2.14 | 8:53AM 1.85 | 8:26PM 2.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:02PM 1.08 | 1:59AM 0.22 | 1:47PM 0.93 | 2:31AM 0.25 | 2:26PM 0.79 | 2:59AM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - San Diego County
The wind is still cross-on at South Del Mar (light winds from the WSW at La Jolla- CA 13 km from South Del Mar). 0.6m 15s groundswell from the S with a 0.4m 4s local chop from the W and a 0.3m 12s groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 30 min ago
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