Tamarack Ave. surf break

Tamarack Ave. surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 PDT
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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 2.5°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 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
12
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
205
168
189
177
262
455
356
129
83
68
68
68
49
69
92
95
94
93
93
91
224
224
124
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
15
W
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:54PM2.54m
12:00PM1.54m
10:43PM2.47m
1:06PM1.51m
11:36PM2.33m
Low Tide
3:32PM1.01m
5:20AM-0.07m
4:18PM1.10m
6:16AM-0.00m
5:12PM1.18m
7:16AM0.10m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:44
7:44
7:45
Temp °C
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
19
18
18
17
16
16
15
17
19
19
19
17
17
16
16
17
20
15
16
14
14
13
14
14
17
14
15
16
16
16
14
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
12
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
21
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
164
205
168
189
177
262
455
356
129
83
57
52
35
33
22
20
90
90
90
90
90
224
224
124
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
139
139
137
99
84
123
55
52
72
50
68
68
68
49
65
92
95
94
18
12
91
58
57
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
13
0.2
S
18
0.5
W
13
0.3
S
16
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
S
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
W
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
W
6
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
21
Energy kJ
84
24
81
46
98
98
46
46
51
68
49
48
48
38
69
69
12
10
93
93
12
90
90
72
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
W
6
Energy kJ
1
19
19
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
1
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
122
270
122
31
101
6
2
101
101
101
33
0
0
0
0
54
54
53
53
0
0
0
0
54
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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