Birdrock Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Diego County, USA)

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Birdrock Surf Guide

Birdrock in San Diego County is a reef break that does not work very often. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Ideal winds are from the east northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the west. Often Crowded. Watch out for urchins, rocks and locals.

Birdrock Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	3.2
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	14.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Birdrock:

The best conditions reported for surf at Birdrock occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Birdrock (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Birdrock with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 52% of the time in January while 35% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 13% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

52%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

35%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

13%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Birdrock Location Map

Interactive Birdrock surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Birdrock is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN) in USA, 12 km (7 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Birdrock is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX), also in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Birdrock Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 6 March 2021, 16:27 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 06
ft, °F	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	16	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

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Tides at Birdrock

Current tide and informaton

For Crown Point, Mission Bay, California, 5.0 km from Birdrock.

Next High Water: 05:53pm | 0.92m

Next Low Water: 09:41pm | 0.81m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Birdrock Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.4 °C) at Birdrock is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.