Ponto Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Diego County, USA)

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Ponto Surf Guide

Ponto in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the east northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Likely to be crowded if working. Hazards include Pollution,.

Ponto Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
River	3	fairly consistent	18.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ponto:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ponto occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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16 Day Forecast

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

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Ponto with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 55% of the time in November while 40% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

55%

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

blown out

40%

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

too small

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

Explore Ponto Location Map

Interactive Ponto 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 Ponto is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 36 km (22 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ponto is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 48 km (30 miles) away.

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Ponto Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 06:00 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW
Period (s)	16	16	17	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Ponto look like?

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Credit: KcK

Tides at Ponto

Current tide and informaton

For Carlsbad, 2 km from Ponto.

Next High Water: 01:35pm | 1.35m

Next Low Water: 06:31am | 0.44m

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Ponto Sea Temperature

The Ponto water temperature is reasonably warm (18.6 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Ponto

Surf stats for Ponto, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Average Swell

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Wind History at Ponto

Wind stats for Ponto, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Average Wind

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Ponto Reviews:

Interactive Porthcawl Point location map. View nearby buoy information, live wind conditions and surrounding roads, paths and locations to help find new breaks. Click the buoys or wind icon to view more information.

Ratings

Based on 4 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:4.0
Consistency of Surf:3.0
Difficulty Level:2.5
Wind and Kite Surfing:1.0
Crowds:2.5
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

Joe Ewing from United States

“Rivermouth / Beachbreak. Closest City Carlsbad, 2nd closest Encinitas. Closest surf break: Grandview. Closest Airport: Palomar Airport Carlsbad”

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