Point Loma Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

Alright, let’s be real. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and underwhelming for Point Loma. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak swell, and for the first several days the conditions are just “ordinary” at best. The real standout action doesn’t kick in until the second week.

The water’s sitting at 74° currently, which is a very unusual 6° warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s a weird one, like a warm bath out there.

We start on Saturday, August 8th. Small SW swell, 2ft to 2ft, with a period around 16-17 seconds. That’s a long period for such a tiny wave. The morning has a clean, gentle offshore wind from the NW, so the surface will be glassy. But the combined energy is only 305, so it’s weak. The afternoon gets a bit more wind but still offshore. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.

Sunday the 9th through to Wednesday the 12th is more of the same. Wave heights hover around 2ft to 3ft, mostly from the SW or SSW, periods between 13 and 18 seconds. Winds are mostly light cross-offshore, keeping it clean. The energy is stuck in the 260 to 374 range – weak. It’s a longboarder’s paradise if you’re desperate, but there’s no push.

Thursday the 13th is still small, but things start to build. The energy jumps to 343 in the morning. Still small (2ft), but the consistency is there.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Friday, August 14th is the first real standout. The morning brings a 2ft SW swell (18-second period), but the combined energy has jumped to 526 – moderate energy. Winds are light offshore from the WNW. The afternoon is even better, with a gentle offshore breeze and 513 energy. This is labelled as “good surf conditions.” It’s small, but clean and with some proper push for the size.

The best of the entire run is Saturday, August 15th. The morning sees 3ft of SW swell (16 seconds), with a moderate NW offshore wind at 12 mph. The combined energy is 615. In the afternoon, it pushes to 3ft with a gentle offshore breeze and energy hitting 633. This is the peak. Clean, offshore, and feeling like a proper groundswell. For a sheltered spot like Point Loma (a beach and reef setup), this is your window. The period is 16 seconds, which is long enough to wrap in nicely. The crowds are “sometimes” here, but on a Saturday with this quality, expect company.

Sunday the 16th morning is still very good: 4ft, 15-second period, gentle offshore, 556 energy. The afternoon drops off a bit in quality.

From Monday the 17th through to the end of the run, it fades back into the ordinary zone. A few glimpses of decent conditions on Tuesday the 18th (486 energy) and Wednesday the 19th (462 energy), but with smaller waves. By Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st, the wind turns onshore and cross-shore, and the surf gets choppy and poor. The final days (22nd and 23rd) are back to small, clean but weak waves.

So, the short story: Saturday, August 15th is your day. The whole weekend (14th-16th) is good, but Saturday is the king. Don’t sleep on it.

Rusty.

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