North Torrey Pines Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – it’s gonna be a lean stretch for the Torrey Pines area. We’ve got a solid 16-day window ahead, but for the first week or so, it’s almost all no-go conditions. From Saturday the 12th right through to Tuesday the 15th, the surf is basically flat-lined or too messy to bother with. After that, things start to look just a tiny bit less grim, but it’s a long wait.

The main story here is a lack of decent, rideable swell. The water temperature is sitting about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. The biggest problem is that persistent wind just won't get right – it's mostly cross-onshore or straight onshore, which is murdering any chance of a clean face.

Now, if you’re really desperate for a paddle by Monday the 14th, there’s a brief pulse of waist-high 4ft swell from the West in the morning, but it’s a short-period 8 seconds of windswell with a moderate cross-shore breeze (378 combined energy). It’s not good, and it’s honestly more of a kite session than a proper surf.

The only mornings that even scrape into "maybe worth a look" territory start popping up around Wednesday the 16th and into the following weekend. Wednesday morning the 16th is your first real chance – we’re looking at a waist-to-chest high 3ft swell from the SSW with a decent 17-second period (503 combined energy). The wind is a light cross-onshore, which keeps the surface a little bumpy, but the long period groundswell should wrap in with some shape. It’s marginal, but it’s the best on offer for the first week. Friday the 18th has similar small energy, around 2ft, but with that long period again.

If I had to pick the absolute best window, it’s Sunday the 20th. We’ve got a light breeze and a 3ft SSW swell, 18 seconds of period, and the combined energy climbs to 664. That’s still small and marginal, but the conditions are the cleanest they’ll be. For a beginner-friendly break like North Torrey Pines (San Diego), it stays perfectly manageable at that size, though you can expect the usual crowds on a weekend.

Beyond that, the energy fades again into the second week. A few days like Tuesday the 22nd and Wednesday the 23rd show a weak 3ft to 3ft swell with reasonable period, but the wind is either light onshore or cross-onshore. It’s not inspiring. For a spot that’s fairly consistent, this kind of blank run isn’t unheard of – the forecasts change, so don’t lose all hope, but for now, don’t plan your life around it.

Rusty.

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