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Swamis surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 PST
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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
16.4° C
 (Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Swamis today?

The current surf forecast for Swamis at 2PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (24 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616151515151514141414131313131212121212121312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)871981241191301761251212181631139317312612511711076757269674544
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononglassglasscross-
off		glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
1.51
1:20AM
1.90
1:47PM
1.30
2:17AM
1.97
4:15PM
1.21
3:25AM
2.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
0.95
6:21PM
0.75
8:21AM
0.88
7:00PM
0.93
10:04AM
0.71
7:59PM
1.09
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tue
27
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset---5:13-------5:14-------5:15----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141515151514141414151818171717161618201918171616
Feels °C (?)121412131413121312141615151514121114151414131212
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