Point Loma Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s in store for us at Point Loma.

We’ve got a solid run of surf kicking off straight away, and the first few days are the real highlight of this outlook. The pattern is a long, slow taper from a decent pulse of groundswell, with clean conditions holding on for most of the first week. After that, things get smaller and more ordinary before a possible pick-up right at the end of the window.

The standout session is Saturday, September 5th. Point Loma (Point Loma) will be firing under a beautiful 4 ft south swell with a 13-second period. The wind is a gentle offshore breeze from the WNW, delivering clean, lined-up waves all afternoon. The combined swell energy is a solid 1116, which is moderate to strong, so there’s plenty of push. The morning is also excellent with a clean 3 ft SW swell (16-second period, 920 energy) and a light offshore breeze. For an advanced break like this, that’s about as good as it gets.

Sunday, September 6th sees a bump in size to 6 ft from the SSW, but the wind picks up to a fresh 19 mph offshore in the morning. It’s still clean, but the wind is stout. The afternoon is better with a moderate offshore breeze. The energy stays high (991 and 986), but the quality is a notch below Saturday.

Monday, September 7th through Tuesday, September 8th hold in the 5 ft to 6 ft range from the SSW, with clean, moderate offshore winds. The combined energy drops from 931 down to 576, but it’s still fun, punchy surf for advanced surfers.

From Wednesday, September 9th onward, the size drops. Wednesday morning still has a clean 4 ft SW swell (10-second period, 441 energy), but the afternoon goes to 2 ft. The rest of the second week, from September 10th through September 17th, is mostly small stuff—2 ft to 3 ft—with periods swinging from 13 to 18 seconds. The winds stay light and mostly cross-off or offshore, so the surf is clean but very ordinary. Not worth rushing out for.

Saturday, September 12th and Sunday, September 13th are particularly flat and weak, with energy under 300. The crowd factor at Point Loma is “sometimes” busy, so on the better days, expect a few heads out.

The real long-range promise is on Friday, September 18th and Saturday, September 19th. On the 18th, we see a 2 ft SW swell with a very long 20-second period (energy 524). It’s clean with a light breeze, but that period is so long the waves could be a little too straight for a beach break—Point Loma’s reef and point setup should handle it well. Then on Saturday the 19th, a new 5 ft W swell rolls in (10-second period, 909 energy), with clean cross-off winds. That’s a promising late-season pulse, but it’s far out, so stay tuned. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

A couple of late entries in the second week (September 14th and 15th) have poor surf or cross-onshore wind, so forget those.

Overall, your best bet is the first Saturday and Sunday. The middle of the week is a write-off until the 19th. Keep an eye on that last pulse.

Rusty.

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