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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 4 am Sunday 17 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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.5°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 7AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
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 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
334 | 325 | 287 | 194 | 202 | 441 | 205 | 219 | 266 | 262 | 543 | 356 | 132 | 81 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 69 | 92 | 95 | 94 | 93 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.59m | 9:54PM2.54m | 12:00PM1.54m | 10:43PM2.47m | 1:07PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM-0.07m | 3:32PM1.01m | 5:20AM-0.07m | 4:18PM1.10m | 6:17AM-0.01m | 5:12PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 334 | 325 | 287 | 194 | 202 | 441 | 205 | 219 | 266 | 262 | 543 | 356 | 132 | 81 | 57 | 54 | 38 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 11 |
| kJ | 210 | 149 | 143 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 99 | 98 | 123 | 55 | 52 | 72 | 50 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 65 | 92 | 95 | 94 | 20 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 18 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 25 | 59 | 85 | 84 | 24 | 48 | 46 | 81 | 98 | 46 | 46 | 51 | 69 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 38 | 69 | 69 | 12 | 10 | 93 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 115 | 263 | 115 | 108 | 108 | 1 | 1 | 115 | 184 | 108 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 184 | 61 | 30 | 0 |
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