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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 4 am Sunday 17 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
18.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tourmaline today?
The current surf forecast for Tourmaline at 12PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West 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) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
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 18°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | 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 | |
541 | 529 | 541 | 417 | 377 | 747 | 450 | 649 | 635 | 738 | 726 | 628 | 456 | 393 | 330 | 268 | 214 | 169 | 157 | 116 | 114 | 93 | 93 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 10:55AM1.18m | 9:57PM2.12m | 11:53AM1.13m | 10:44PM2.05m | 12:57PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM-0.52m | 3:56PM0.54m | 5:36AM-0.52m | 4:41PM0.62m | 6:31AM-0.45m | 5:34PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | 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 |
 kJ | 541 | 529 | 541 | 417 | 377 | 747 | 450 | 649 | 635 | 738 | 726 | 628 | 456 | 393 | 330 | 268 | 214 | 169 | 157 | 116 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | 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 |
| kJ | 173 | 123 | 120 | 161 | 163 | 116 | 116 | 84 | 84 | 65 | 62 | 37 | 38 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 |
| kJ | 77 | 12 | 31 | 118 | 118 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 93 | 93 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 44 | 152 | 153 | 298 | 153 | 63 | 63 | 6 | 5 | 152 | 179 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 179 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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