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Tamarack Ave. Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Tamarack Ave. surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tamarack Ave. surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tamarack Ave. sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tamarack Ave. today?
The current surf forecast for Tamarack Ave. at 2PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tamarack Ave.. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | |
224 | 124 | 121 | 116 | 112 | 110 | 133 | 303 | 303 | 107 | 107 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 136 | 249 | 249 | 366 | 152 | 152 | 174 | 174 | 186 | 248 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.52m | 00:36AM2.15m | 3:33PM1.58m | 1:47AM1.94m | 4:34PM1.68m | 3:10AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16AM0.10m | 6:21PM1.25m | 8:19AM0.22m | 7:55PM1.29m | 9:21AM0.35m | 9:43PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | 7:46 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 102 | 124 | 121 | 116 | 112 | 110 | 109 | 303 | 303 | 107 | 107 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 136 | 249 | 249 | 366 | 152 | 102 | 174 | 174 | 186 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 224 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 107 | 106 | 101 | 96 | 90 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 86 | 80 | 74 | 46 | 45 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 4 | S 16 | S 16 | W 5 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | SW 19 | W 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 14 | W 4 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 90 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 50 | 133 | 107 | 107 | 14 | 59 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 100 | 6 | 99 | 152 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 54 | 54 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 91 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 270 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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