San Diego Surf Forecast: Waves for the Memorial Day Weekend

Our surf is going to pick up as we head into the weekend. It isn’t going to be big...or even all that great...but it will be more playful than we have seen over the last week, plus we have a three-day weekend which makes everything seem more fun.

The increase in surf is going to come from a new S swell (180-200) that will fill in a bit here on Friday and then peak Saturday before slowly starting to drop off through Sunday and Monday. We will also have a bit of WNW-NW windswell and weak SW swell that hangs in the background for all three days.

Wave heights are going to hang around waist high with some chest high sets at the average S facing breaks. The standout S facing spots and good combo breaks, mostly through North SD County...right up to South Orange County, will have more consistent chest high surf with shoulder high sets. (Between you and me...I didn’t really like the storm that sent this S swell, so I am staying on the conservative side with my wave heights...I wouldn’t be all that surprised to see some bigger sets mixing in on the lower tides...but I wouldn’t count on them either).

Winds look good for the next couple of mornings. Overcast skies and light and variable conditions for most areas. W winds will build in through the afternoons topping out around 10-14 knots. Check out the wind models...

Saturday @ 8am



Sunday @ 8am



With it being a holiday weekend, and there being some swell after a few days of flatness...there is going to be a lot of frustrated line-ups out there. Really I think your best bet is to find a playful peak close to home...and try and get some surf early in the day before the winds/tide/crowds start to kill the fun-factor. I would also keep an eye on the tides...even though they aren’t super high/low the surf has been pretty sensitive to the swing...try and plan around it if you can.

Here are the tides...Have a great memorial day! (Also I want to send out a huge thanks to all of our servicemen and servicewomen...I hope you stay safe where ever you are).


Saturday
03:13AM LDT -1.1 L
09:38AM LDT 3.7 H
02:26PM LDT 1.6 L
08:50PM LDT 6.4 H

Sunday
03:57AM LDT -1.5 L
10:28AM LDT 3.7 H
03:08PM LDT 1.8 L
09:31PM LDT 6.6 H

Memorial Day
04:44AM LDT -1.6 L
11:20AM LDT 3.7 H
03:52PM LDT 1.9 L
10:16PM LDT 6.5 H

Remember, if you need a forecast for the other Southern California surf regions make sure to check out my www.Socalsurf.com blog.

Have a good one!

Adam