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Tourmaline Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Tourmaline surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 18 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tourmaline today?
The current surf forecast for Tourmaline at 1PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tourmaline. (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 morning, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | |
714 | 538 | 464 | 396 | 273 | 214 | 214 | 172 | 121 | 119 | 86 | 114 | 112 | 83 | 83 | 224 | 162 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 143 | 109 | 137 | 303 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:53AM1.13m | 10:44PM2.05m | 12:57PM1.09m | 11:36PM1.92m | 2:08PM1.09m | 00:36AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM-0.52m | 4:41PM0.62m | 6:31AM-0.45m | 5:34PM0.71m | 7:29AM-0.34m | 6:42PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 19 |
 kJ | 714 | 538 | 464 | 396 | 273 | 214 | 214 | 172 | 121 | 119 | 86 | 114 | 112 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 53 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 143 | 87 | 123 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 63 | 37 | 38 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 224 | 89 | 49 | 50 | 32 | 87 | 109 | 137 | 136 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | W 5 |
| kJ | 51 | 48 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 93 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 162 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 133 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 16 | 179 | 63 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 65 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 213 | 84 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
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