Mission Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Mission Beach in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the east. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Best around high tide when the tide is falling. It's often crowded here. Rocks are a hazard.

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Overall Mission Beach Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Mission Beach:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Santa Clara Court	0 mi
Second closest break	El Carmel Point	1 mi
Third closest break	PB Pier	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Diamond Street	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Mission Beach:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	50 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	124 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	135 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	180 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	181 mi
Tide stations nearest to Mission Beach:
Closest tide station	Crown Point, Mission Bay, California	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Quivira Basin, Mission Bay, California	2 mi
Third closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California	6 mi
Fourth closest tide station	La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California (s	6 mi
Fifth closest tide station	La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California	6 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Mission Beach:
Closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	100 mi
Second closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	101 mi
Third closest ski area	Big Bear Mountain (United States)	102 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	102 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bear Mountain (United States)	108 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Mission Beach:
Closest city location	San Diego (United States)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Coronado (United States)	8 mi
Third closest city location	National City (United States)	12 mi
Fourth closest city location	Del Mar (United States)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Lemon Grove (United States)	13 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Mission Beach is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN) in USA, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Mission Beach is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY), also in USA, 10 km (6 miles) away.
• Third is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away.
• General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (Tijuana) Airport (TIJ) in Mexico is 38 km (24 miles) away.
• John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Mission Beach and is 114 km (71 miles) away.