Tourmaline surf break

Tourmaline surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 PDT
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Tourmaline surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tourmaline sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tourmaline today?

The current surf forecast for Tourmaline at 7PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.7
W
10
2
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
353
232
229
322
322
318
293
280
243
243
243
246
268
268
220
327
386
452
580
761
865
996
884
784
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:59PM1.93m
9:07AM1.25m
8:35PM2.05m
10:00AM1.23m
9:14PM2.12m
10:55AM1.18m
Low Tide
1:58PM0.30m
3:12AM-0.29m
2:35PM0.37m
3:58AM-0.44m
3:14PM0.45m
4:46AM-0.52m
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:39
7:40
7:42
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
W
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.7
W
10
2
W
10
2.1
W
10
2.2
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
Energy kJ
353
179
179
322
322
318
293
280
161
163
160
160
151
186
220
327
386
452
580
761
865
996
884
784
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
45
232
229
173
154
149
146
143
243
243
243
246
268
268
214
214
214
211
183
180
133
123
120
118
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
9
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
66
53
53
8
7
7
7
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
2
15
14
2
31
30
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
129
16
16
7
5
6
6
129
153
269
195
5
5
5
5
129
630
153
7
153
63
128
88
129
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
4
5
8
7
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
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