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Terra Mar Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Terra Mar surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Terra Mar today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Terra Mar at 6AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Terra Mar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 23 | SW 23 | |
226 | 226 | 229 | 226 | 220 | 213 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 143 | 220 | 175 | 173 | 170 | 168 | 163 | 166 | 168 | 170 | 140 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:30PM2.14m | 8:49AM1.52m | 7:57PM2.18m | 9:33AM1.53m | 8:26PM2.20m | 10:14AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.40m | 1:38PM1.00m | 3:08AM0.30m | 2:09PM1.06m | 3:42AM0.25m | 2:40PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 226 | 226 | 229 | 226 | 220 | 213 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 143 | 220 | 175 | 173 | 170 | 168 | 163 | 166 | 51 | 58 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 6 | W 4 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 17 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 168 | 170 | 129 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 21 | W 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | WNW 16 | SSW 19 | WNW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 23 | SW 23 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 65 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 37 | 21 | 37 | 35 | 140 | 131 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 110 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 533 | 232 | 60 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 232 | 232 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 61 | 60 |
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