Surf Forecasts:
North Torrey Pines surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with 1,548 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for North Torrey Pines this week:
The surf forecast for North Torrey Pines over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at North Torrey Pines in the next 16 days are 2.0m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 8th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for North Torrey Pines over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a pretty grim run for North Torrey Pines. The whole 16-day window is a struggle with no real standouts. The surf is small, the wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, and the conditions are just messy. The water is a very warm 73°F with a huge anomaly, running 5°F above normal, so it feels like a warm bath, but the waves are just not cooperating.
The first few days, from Saturday the 5th through Tuesday the 8th, we have some swell in the 5ft to 6ft range from the south, but it’s all cross-onshore wind and choppy. The combined swell energy is moderate, hitting numbers like 1518 (moderate energy) on Saturday afternoon, but the quality is just not there. It’s a mess.
We then drop into a long, flat spell. From Wednesday the 9th right through to Friday the 18th, the swell is tiny, mostly under 3ft. The wind does ease off at times, but the wave heights are just too small to get excited about. There’s a long gap of about 10 days with no real surf worth paddling for.
The only flicker of something bigger comes right at the end, on Saturday the 19th of September. The morning shows a 5ft swell from the west-northwest, but it’s a short period of 8 seconds and the wind is onshore. That’s a poor quality, wind-affected wave. The combined energy is moderate (853), but the setup is just not clean. It’s more of a choppy, blown-out mess than anything you’d want to paddle out for.
This is a tough stretch. For a beginner-friendly beach break, it’s usually a sign that the ocean is just not cooperating. It tends not to stay this poor for long, but right now, the forecast is a blank. There’s nothing here to recommend.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 796 | 1225 | 1342 | 941 | 1491 | 1156 | 1086 | 838 | 757 | 486 | 245 | 214 | 326 | 419 | 540 | 496 | 483 | 465 | 360 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:45PM2.04m | 7:40AM1.51m | 6:00PM2.14m | 8:08AM1.64m | 7:00PM2.24m | 8:36AM1.76m | 7:50PM2.29m | 9:04AM1.87m | 8:37PM2.28m | 9:32AM1.98m | 9:20PM2.20m | 10:00AM2.05m | 10:03PM2.06m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.30m | 11:49AM1.23m | 1:26AM0.18m | 12:55PM1.08m | 2:06AM0.11m | 1:47PM0.90m | 2:42AM0.11m | 2:33PM0.74m | 3:15AM0.17m | 3:17PM0.61m | 3:45AM0.28m | 4:00PM0.53m | 4:13AM0.43m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 6 |
| kJ | 796 | 1225 | 1342 | 941 | 1491 | 1156 | 1086 | 838 | 757 | 486 | 245 | 142 | 103 | 419 | 540 | 496 | 483 | 465 | 360 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 10 | SW 20 | SSW 16 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 628 | 37 | 15 | 435 | 11 | 57 | 3 | 50 | 80 | 112 | 16 | 214 | 326 | 44 | 64 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 47 | 309 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | W 13 | — | W 12 | NW 11 | SW 10 | W 11 | SW 10 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | W 5 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 94 | 14 | — | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 18 | 130 | 96 | 85 | 82 | 72 | 14 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 75 | 74 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 14 | 29 | 30 | 14 | 29 | 30 | 14 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 96 | 0 | 30 | 9 | 7 | 123 | 123 | 7 |
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