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Terra Mar surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 2026 PDT
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Terra Mar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Terra Mar sea temperature is
15.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Terra Mar today?

The current surf forecast for Terra Mar at 1AM is: 0.9m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (12 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Evening (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)17s

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

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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)201919191918181818171717171616161616161514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)507502614602589552418408390386499528482337333333248318245316210207210218
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
5
N
0
NNW
5
E
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
1.72
8:25PM
1.48
5:49AM
1.82
8:25PM
1.54
6:40AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59AM
0.70
12:52PM
0.58
12:01AM
1.37
1:27PM
0.46
12:50AM
1.25
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise------7:03-------7:01-------7:01-
Sunset-6:53-------6:53-------6:54------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616181921222527282323232324242623212019181820
Feels °C (?)141415181820202223252121222122212421201918171819
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