Moonlight Beach surf break

Moonlight Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 23 Oct 2025 PDT
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Moonlight Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Moonlight Beach sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Moonlight Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Moonlight Beach at 1AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)20s
Afternoon (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

Table - waves today at Moonlight Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414202020202017161616161616171818151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41533660134134106117164151142140140142142157154155130125123121121126
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
N
5
SW
15
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
N
5
NW
5
SE
10
W
10
SSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassononglassglassglasscross-
off
oncrossoncross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:34PM
1.48
10:23AM
2.08
12:26AM
1.38
10:51AM
2.01
1:47AM
1.30
11:23AM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:07PM
0.37
4:04AM
1.10
5:49PM
0.44
4:19AM
1.18
6:38PM
0.52
4:18AM
1.26
Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Sunrise----7:00-------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset-------6:06-------6:05-------6:02
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171718171721222018191818182120191818171717192019
Feels °C (?)171819181821212019201918182119191919181817191919
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - San Diego County

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Moonlight Beach (light winds from the SE at Carlsbad Airport 6 km from Moonlight Beach). 0.3m 3s local chop from the WNW with a 0.3m 6s windswell from the W and a 0.2m 12s groundswell from the SSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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6 km/h
SE
Clean
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