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Donuts 91.5

#550 of 5753 surf spots in the world · 🇺🇸 United States of America · California · near San Diego

Works almost every day, clean mornings are the norm, no off season.

Works all yearIntermediate
Surf score91.5 /100
Surfable days100% of the year
Clean days73% groundswell + friendly wind
Groundswell80% period 11 s+
Typical size1.3 m 4.3 ft median
Water18°C a 3/2 wetsuit

Best time to surf Donuts

The best time to surf Donuts is September, October, November. The season runs all year. In October the water sits around 18°C, so pack a 3/2 wetsuit, and the typical wave is 1.2 m. The nearest airport is SAN (8 km) and the nearest town is San Diego (11 km).

MonthSurfableCleanSizeWaterSuit
Jan99%78%1.7 m16°C3/2
Feb100%76%1.3 m16°C3/2
Mar100%67%1.5 m17°C3/2
Apr100%73%1.5 m18°C3/2
May100%59%1.5 m17°C3/2
Jun100%63%1.2 m19°C3/2
Jul100%72%1.2 m20°C2mm
Aug100%66%1.2 m22°C2mm
Sep100%81%1.2 m20°C2mm
Oct100%87%1.2 m18°C3/2
Nov100%83%1.2 m18°C3/2
Dec100%76%1.5 m17°C3/2

Why 91.5

Seven parts, each normalised 0 to 1 and weighted; the sum is scaled so the best spot in the world is 100.

Consistency 26%
26.0
Clean days 24%
24.0
Groundswell 12%
12.0
Season spread 10%
10.0
Wave size 8%
3.5
Water comfort 10%
3.7
Access 10%
10.0

The detail

Faces 198° with 53% open water around it. Friendly morning wind 91% of days. Mean peak period 13.1 s. Days over 3 m: 1%. Mellow days (0.4 to 1.2 m): 35%. Months that work: 12 of 12. Coordinates 32.667, -117.246 (OpenStreetMap).

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