Moonlight Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Diego County, USA)

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Moonlight Beach Surf Guide

Moonlight Beach in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Sometimes crowded.

Moonlight Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.7
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	17.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Moonlight Beach:

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

Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

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

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Moonlight 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 39% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% 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

39%

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 Moonlight Beach Location Map

Interactive Moonlight 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 Moonlight Beach is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 29 km (18 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Moonlight Beach is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 41 km (25 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.

Moonlight Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 19 April 2021, 22:20 Local Time

m, °C	Mon		Tue
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	14	19	19	19
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross

What does Moonlight Beach look like?

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Tides at Moonlight Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Carlsbad, 8.0 km from Moonlight Beach.

Next High Water: 03:05am | 1.7m

Next Low Water: 11:27am | 0.56m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Moonlight Beach Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 21.0 °C once we account for wind), yet at 17.3 °C the sea remains several degrees colder than the air at Moonlight Beach. The majority of surfers will need a spring wetsuit though a summer suit or even a shorty may suffice for a short session.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Moonlight Beach

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

Average Swell

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Wind History at Moonlight Beach

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

Average Wind

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Moonlight Beach Reviews:

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Based on 6 votes.