Point Loma Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's talk about the surf for Point Loma over the next couple of weeks.

It's gonna be a bit of a waiting game. The water is running about 73°F, which is a good 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year – pretty toasty, so the wetsuit can be a thin one.

We start off on Friday the 11th with some poor conditions. There’s cross-onshore wind messing up a small 3ft SW swell, and it's going to be choppy and messy. The energy is moderate at 456. Saturday and Sunday morning aren't much better – surf stays small and winds are just okay. But Sunday afternoon, there's a flicker of hope. The wind turns light cross-off and we get a clean 4ft of W swell. It’s small, but it's the first clean surf of the run. Energy is moderate at 314.

Monday the 14th is more of the same – a bigger but messier 4ft W swell in the morning with some wind on it. The afternoon cleans up a bit to 4ft but it's still ordinary. Then we hit a flat spell with tiny waves through Tuesday and Wednesday. The wind is mostly light and clean, but there's just not enough swell. By Thursday the 17th, the wind goes properly offshore from the NW, cleaning up a 3ft SW groundswell. The afternoon is looking clean with increasing energy at 418. It’s small but will be fun.

Here's the bright spot. Friday the 18th through Sunday the 20th is the real window. The wind stays offshore or light cross-off, and we get those clean, small conditions. The swell is only in the 2-3ft range, but it's a long-period groundswell from the SW (18-19 seconds), which means it will have some proper push and line up nicely. The energy numbers are solid, building to a strong 593 by Sunday morning. This is the best quality surf we're going to see. It won't be big, but it'll be clean, consistent, and a hell of a lot of fun on the right board. This is the time to get wet.

After that high, it settles down again. The week of the 21st is weak and pretty average. Winds are a little cross-shore, waves are small, and there's not much energy. There are a couple of clean windows on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday, but nothing to write home about. The last few days, from the 24th to the 26th, we get that NW offshore wind back, cleaning up a 3ft SW swell, but the energy level has dropped off. It's surfable, but it's just not as good as the weekend before.

So, bottom line: size is lacking across the board. But for clean conditions and the best quality surf, look at that stretch from Thursday the 17th through Sunday the 20th. It’s not a massive swell, but the offshore winds and long-period swell will make for some perfect little waves. That's your standout. Don't sleep on it.

Rusty.

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