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Windansea surf break

Windansea surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 16 Oct 2025 PDT
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Windansea surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Windansea sea temperature is
17.6° C
 (Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Windansea this week:

The surf forecast for Windansea over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 17) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Windansea in the next 12 days are 0.7m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 18) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Fri 17th Oct)2ft (0.6m) 16s
Best Surf 8AM (Fri 17th Oct)2ft (0.6m) 16s
Most Powerful 5AM (Sat 18th Oct)2.5ft (0.7m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Windansea over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)121516171816161615141416161714151516161521
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)575516910319224824523613413020312916588132215701571226274
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
20
NW
5
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onglasscross-
on		ononononcross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
1.54
7:52AM
1.52
7:37PM
1.52
8:14AM
1.61
8:19PM
1.48
8:34AM
1.67
8:56PM
1.42
8:54AM
1.72
9:33PM
1.34
9:13AM
1.75
10:09PM
1.26
9:33AM
1.75
10:47PM
1.16
9:54AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
0.05
1:44PM
0.41
1:54AM
0.12
2:22PM
0.27
2:19AM
0.22
2:55PM
0.16
2:41AM
0.32
3:27PM
0.08
3:01AM
0.43
3:58PM
0.03
3:20AM
0.54
4:30PM
0.02
3:38AM
0.63
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:54--6:54--6:56--6:56--6:56--6:58--6:58
Sunset6:15--6:14--6:12--6:10--6:09--6:08--6:07--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181820202022212021211921201818181717171617
Feels °C (?)151718182020181920191920181817161716141516
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - San Diego County

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Windansea (light winds from the N at San Diego Airport 14 km from Windansea). 0.6m 10s swell from the WSW with a 0.5m 9s swell from the SW and a 0.2m 15s groundswell from the W. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    2 hours 17 minutes ago Windansea
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9 km/h
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Information about the Windansea Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Windansea provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Windansea can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Windansea surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Windansea) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Windansea may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Windansea is 10 km (6 miles) from San Diego. If you plan a vacation in San Diego County, look for hotels and other accommodation in San Diego. San Diego has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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