Point Loma Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Diego County, USA)

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Point Loma Surf Guide

Point Loma in San Diego County is a sheltered beach and reef break that has reasonably consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of urchins and rips.

Point Loma Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and reef	2	fairly consistent	17.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Point Loma:

The best conditions reported for surf at Point Loma occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Point Loma with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 7% of the time in February while 3% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 90% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

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

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

90%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Point Loma Location Map

Interactive Point Loma 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 Point Loma is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Point Loma is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 9 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.

Point Loma Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 06:21 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	glass	off

What does Point Loma look like?

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Credit: Allan Wilson

Tides at Point Loma

Current tide and informaton

For Point Loma, California, 0 km from Point Loma.

Next High Water: 02:19pm | 0.84m

Next Low Water: 07:17am | 0.06m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Point Loma Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.2 °C) at Point Loma is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 15.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite