Swamis surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 PDT
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Swamis surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Swamis sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Swamis today?

The current surf forecast for Swamis at 7PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (16 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
4
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
245
290
377
602
614
510
431
835
822
704
726
826
898
771
638
472
336
278
217
217
172
123
116
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
High Tide
9:10PM2.54m
10:59AM1.59m
9:54PM2.54m
12:00PM1.54m
10:43PM2.47m
Low Tide
2:49PM0.93m
4:28AM-0.07m
3:32PM1.01m
5:20AM-0.07m
4:18PM1.10m
6:16AM-0.00m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:43
7:43
7:44
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
20
17
16
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
14
16
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
Energy kJ
235
245
290
377
602
614
510
431
835
822
704
726
826
898
771
638
472
336
278
217
217
172
123
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
301
239
236
213
207
145
273
222
139
139
137
99
98
96
63
51
109
49
68
68
68
28
103
90
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
18
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
12
0.4
S
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
8
8
8
2
2
25
141
139
24
24
47
46
81
81
46
45
26
68
49
48
48
69
70
96
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
2
0.5
SSE
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
3
Energy kJ
1
6
14
10
5
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
24
24
277
241
24
129
93
97
113
128
129
246
93
93
83
0
0
113
185
93
39
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
2
7
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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