Lighthouse (Punta San Jose) Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.47° N 116.61° W

Lighthouse (Punta San Jose) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Lighthouse (Punta San Jose) sea temperature is
23.0°C
2.8° 

Lighthouse (Punta San Jose) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Lighthouse (Punta San Jose) today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Lighthouse (Punta San Jose) at 9AM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)19s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s

Table - waves today at Lighthouse (Punta San Jose). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.7
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
306
369
369
369
369
303
184
227
318
379
375
522
370
442
442
442
522
516
516
528
510
505
493
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:07PM1.63m
8:29AM1.39m
4:09PM1.63m
7:46AM1.45m
5:27PM1.71m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.67m
9:56AM1.38m
00:20AM0.56m
11:48AM1.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
19
22
23
22
20
19
19
19
20
22
23
22
20
20
19
19
20
22
22
21
20
19
Feels °C
17
17
18
20
20
19
18
17
18
17
19
20
21
20
19
20
19
19
20
22
21
20
19
19
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Lighthouse (Punta San Jose) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest