Point Loma Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about the waves on offer at Point Loma. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, but there are some windows shaping up, especially later on. The water is sitting at 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year—nice, you can probably ditch the thick rubber.

Right now, there’s not much happening. The first bit of surf worth mentioning kicks off on Wednesday afternoon, the 9th. We’re looking at a small 2ft swell from the southwest with a long 16-second period. The combined energy is moderate (397). It’s surfable but pretty ordinary. The wind is light and cross-off, so it stays clean, but honestly, the size is tiny.

The pattern stays weak through the end of the first week and into the next. Thursday the 10th through Sunday the 13th is a write-off—poor conditions with onshore or cross winds. You’ll see waist-high slop at best. There’s a slight improvement on Saturday the 12th with clean 2ft to 3ft waves on the cross-off, but this is really just ankle-to-knee stuff. A long gap of nothing special.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. We get some proper clean windows starting Wednesday the 16th and building through the week. Wednesday afternoon sees clean 3ft swell, but the real standouts kick off on Thursday the 17th. That afternoon, we’ve got 3ft of southwest swell, 15-second period, with a gentle offshore wind. The combined energy is moderate (431), and the conditions are looking good.

The best on offer, though, comes in on Friday the 18th and Saturday the 19th. Friday morning and afternoon are both clean with a 2ft swell from the southwest, but the period is a very long 19 seconds. The energy is solid moderate (535 and 517). This is proper groundswell. On Saturday the 19th, it’s looking even sweeter: morning has a gentle offshore wind for 3ft surf at 18 seconds (568 energy), and in the afternoon we get glassy conditions. That is the pick of the whole run. That long period groundswell at a sheltered reef-and-beach setup like Point Loma, especially with that optimum southwest direction, will wrap in nicely. Be aware that long period swells can break a bit straight on the beach sections, but the reef and points should handle it. This spot can get crowded sometimes, so keep that in mind.

The following week from the 20th onward keeps some clean surf on the cards, but the energy starts to drop back. The 21st and 22nd still show clean 3ft surf with moderate energy (580 and 459) and light offshore winds, which is a solid follow-up. After the 23rd, the size fades back to the 2ft range. It won’t be as exciting as that Saturday peak, but it’s still clean.

So, if you’ve got a session to pick, lock in Saturday the 19th—glassy, clean, and classic Point Loma.

Rusty.

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