Coronado Beaches Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Diego County, USA)

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Coronado Beaches Surf Guide

Coronado Beaches in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that has dependable surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the north. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Beware of .

Coronado Beaches Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	consistent	17.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Coronado Beaches:

The best conditions reported for surf at Coronado Beaches occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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

augustBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Coronado Beaches with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 70% of the time in August while 28% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

70%

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

blown out

28%

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

too small

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

Explore Coronado Beaches Location Map

Interactive Coronado Beaches 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 Coronado Beaches is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 3 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Coronado Beaches is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 5 km (3 miles) away.

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Coronado Beaches Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 06:24 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off

What does Coronado Beaches look like?

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Credit: vicki carson Credit: Bart Randall Credit: Bart Randall Credit: Bart Credit: Rod Neilson

Tides at Coronado Beaches

Current tide and informaton

For San Diego, California, 3 km from Coronado Beaches.

Next High Water: 02:52pm | 0.89m

Next Low Water: 07:29am | 0.03m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Coronado Beaches Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.2 °C) at Coronado Beaches is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 16.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Coronado Beaches

Surf stats for Coronado Beaches, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Coronado Beaches

Wind stats for Coronado Beaches, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Coronado Beaches Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 16 votes.

Overall:2.0
Quality on a good day:3.4
Consistency of Surf:3.4
Difficulty Level:3.3
Wind and Kite Surfing:2.8
Crowds:3.4
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Mike from United States

“Coronado is a beachbreak that pulls in some good swells. Unfortunately, it doesn't hold them well and you get many sections, sometimes a quarter mile in length, that produce nothing more than a big wall of closeouts as far as the eye can see. The good news for people who surf this break...if you can surf Coronado, you can surf anywhere!”

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