Mission Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Diego County, USA)

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Mission Beach Surf Guide

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.

Mission Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Breakwater	3.5
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Mission Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Mission Beach occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

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

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Mission Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 55% of the time in November while 40% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

55%

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

blown out

40%

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 Mission Beach Location Map

Interactive Mission Beach 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 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.

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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.

Mission Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Friday, 20 May 2022, 01:00 Local Time

m, °C	Friday 20
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

What does Mission Beach look like?

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Tides at Mission Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Crown Point, Mission Bay, California, 2 km from Mission Beach.

Next High Water: 03:04pm | 1.08m

Next Low Water: 08:13am | -0.26m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Mission Beach Sea Temperature

The Mission Beach water temperature is reasonably warm (17.7 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (14.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite