Cherry Hill Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Diego County, USA)

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Cherry Hill Surf Guide

Cherry Hill in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the east northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Sometimes crowded. Hazards include - Localism - Pollution.

Cherry Hill Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	18.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Cherry Hill:

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

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

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Cherry Hill 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 Cherry Hill Location Map

Interactive Cherry Hill 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 Cherry Hill is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 18 km (11 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Cherry Hill is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 29 km (18 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.

Cherry Hill Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 08:07 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
Period (s)	14	15	14	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on

Tides at Cherry Hill

Current tide and informaton

For Solana Beach, 1 km from Cherry Hill.

Next High Water: 01:34pm | 1.35m

Next Low Water: 04:40pm | 1.26m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Cherry Hill Sea Temperature

The Cherry Hill water temperature is reasonably warm (18.2 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 15.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite