Del Mar · San Diego County · California
Rivermouth Surf Report & Forecast, San Dieguito, California
Rivermouth, San Dieguito, California: 8–9 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 4.2 ft at 16 seconds from the west, with calm wind. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.5 ft at 3:19 pm.
8–9 ft
overhead to well overhead · occasional 10 ft
- Swell
- 4.2 ft · 16 s · Wplus 1.1 ft · 16 s · SW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 3.4 ft fallinglow 0.5 ft at 3:19 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 78°Ffeels like 79°F
- Sun
- rise 6:14 amset 4:51 pm
Rivermouth surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Rivermouth: 7 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Rivermouth: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.1 ft |
| 7 am | 6 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.9 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 7.3 ft |
| 9 am | 6–8 ft | Great | calm | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 8–9 ft | Great | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 7–9 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (W) | 4.9 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 7–8 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 3.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 2.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–9 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 1.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 5.6 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 7.1 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (W) | 5.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (W) | 4.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 2.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.9 ft |
Rivermouth waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Rivermouth arrive about every 6 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 8.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 6 minutes or so, each lasting about 45 s
- Lulls
- about 132 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 97% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Rivermouth surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Rivermouth: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 11–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–9 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 7–10 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Rivermouth are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 5–9 ft | Great | 3.1 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6–7 ft | Great | 4.2 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5–7 ft | Great | 3.0 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph offshore (ESE) | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–6 ft | Good | 2.5 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 6 mph onshore (W) | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6–8 ft | Great | 3.5 ft · 15 s · W | 6 mph offshore (ESE) | 10 mph onshore (SW), gusts 15 | 10 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7–9 ft | Great | 4.7 ft · 14 s · W | 4 mph offshore (NNE) | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 7–10 ft | Great | 4.4 ft · 18 s · W | 7 mph offshore (E), gusts 12 | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6–9 ft | Fair | 4.5 ft · 7 s · WNW | 12 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 19 | 12 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 20 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 11–13 ft | Good | — | 11 mph cross-shore (NW) | 21 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 5–9 ft | Great | — | 5 mph offshore (E) | 7 mph onshore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Rivermouth are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Rivermouth tide chart and tide times
Tides at Rivermouth today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.0 ft at 1:46 am, high 7.3 ft at 8:07 am, low 0.5 ft at 3:19 pm and high 5.0 ft at 9:45 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.4 ft and falling.
Rivermouth tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 3.0 ft at 1:46 amHigh 7.3 ft at 8:07 amLow 0.5 ft at 3:19 pmHigh 5.0 ft at 9:45 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.2 ft at 2:19 amHigh 7.2 ft at 8:37 amLow 0.5 ft at 3:53 pmHigh 4.7 ft at 10:18 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.3 ft at 2:44 amHigh 6.8 ft at 9:01 amLow 0.7 ft at 4:29 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:14 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.5 ft at 2:55 amHigh 6.6 ft at 9:34 amLow 1.1 ft at 5:13 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.2 ft at 12:16 amLow 3.9 ft at 3:16 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:08 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:05 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.3 ft at 1:43 amLow 4.2 ft at 3:39 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:47 amLow 1.8 ft at 7:05 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.5 ft at 11:35 amLow 1.8 ft at 8:02 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.6 ft at 4:27 amLow 4.4 ft at 7:09 amHigh 5.1 ft at 12:48 pmLow 1.9 ft at 8:58 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.9 ft at 4:44 amLow 4.1 ft at 9:39 amHigh 4.8 ft at 2:25 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Rivermouth water temperature
The water temperature at Rivermouth is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 79°F and a 2 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Rivermouth
- Fletcher Cove1.0 mi NNW · 7–8 ft · Good
- Del Mar1.3 mi S · 8–9 ft · Good
- Tabletops1.3 mi NNW · 7–8 ft · Good
- Seaside Reef1.7 mi NNW · 7–8 ft · Great
- Cardiff Reef2.6 mi NNW · 6–7 ft · Great
- Torrey Pines State Beach3.1 mi S · 7–8 ft · Great
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About Rivermouth
Rivermouth is a rivermouth in Del Mar, San Diego County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called San Dieguito River Mouth, Del Mar Rivermouth and Dog Beach Del Mar.
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