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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 pm Tuesday 19 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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tourmaline today?
The current surf forecast for Tourmaline at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tourmaline. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | |
84 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 112 | 224 | 162 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 112 | 109 | 137 | 303 | 236 | 106 | 136 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 150 | 194 | 194 | 194 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:57PM1.09m | 11:36PM1.92m | 2:08PM1.09m | 00:36AM1.74m | 3:22PM1.14m | 1:47AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.71m | 7:29AM-0.34m | 6:42PM0.78m | 8:32AM-0.22m | 8:10PM0.82m | 9:35AM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
 kJ | 84 | 114 | 69 | 114 | 112 | 82 | 75 | 52 | 119 | 113 | 112 | 109 | 137 | 303 | 236 | 15 | 136 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 67 | 194 | 194 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 69 | 69 | 93 | 69 | 69 | 224 | 162 | 122 | 50 | 32 | 87 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 134 | 106 | 15 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 99 | 63 | 93 | 93 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 15 | W 5 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 12 | W 5 | WNW 5 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 68 | 93 | 25 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 89 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 133 | 136 | 14 | 106 | 103 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 150 | 99 | 61 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 49 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 65 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 16 |
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