Swamis surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 23 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
19.7° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Swamis today?

The current surf forecast for Swamis at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (23 May)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.5
SSW
19
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
299
302
367
367
255
251
242
223
217
201
211
211
214
353
441
594
601
708
675
487
463
439
422
505
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
10
WSW
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
5:22PM1.80m
4:37AM1.63m
6:01PM1.91m
5:56AM1.56m
6:33PM2.00m
7:03AM1.53m
Low Tide
11:14PM1.07m
11:09AM0.59m
00:22AM0.88m
11:53AM0.70m
1:14AM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:46
7:47
7:49
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
15
16
16
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Energy kJ
299
302
367
367
255
251
242
223
217
167
211
211
214
353
441
594
601
708
675
487
463
439
422
505
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.4
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
19
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
44
44
42
39
37
21
20
20
140
201
197
182
176
5
3
16
16
16
7
7
7
7
7
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
18
18
45
19
19
73
95
74
20
20
20
19
16
16
16
4
3
8
8
8
7
17
17
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
33
33
33
19
19
3
4
4
4
3
5
6
8
13
14
17
20
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
493
246
45
39
8
0
4
201
246
46
46
45
0
0
0
45
46
46
46
45
0
21
45
46
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
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