Terra Mar surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 18 Feb 2026 PST
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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
17.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Terra Mar today?

The current surf forecast for Terra Mar at 11AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 Feb)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (18 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SW
3.5
WSW
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
1.5
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)689998888777577888887777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4051595196015421104720494359292272226138128332620805797839381262156977456
Wind
(km/h)
50
SW
50
WSW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
SW
35
SW
35
W
40
W
35
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
2.19
10:04PM
1.89
9:48AM
2.04
10:32PM
1.96
10:30AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
0.78
3:47PM
0.29
3:48AM
0.71
4:12PM
0.41
4:34AM
0.68
4:38PM
0.57
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise--6:30-------6:28-------6:28-----
Sunset-----5:36-------5:37-------5:37--
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
232---------231---------
Temp. °C141413131313131313131313131413131312121313131212
Feels °C (?)44445588889876456778891010
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