Sunset Cliffs surf break

Sunset Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 01 Nov 2025 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunset Cliffs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset Cliffs sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sunset Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset Cliffs at 2PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (01 Nov)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

Table - waves today at Sunset Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tue
04
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)181818181818161616161616161616151515141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)628528455455319449395508502502427367341333324308255255251215213204189187
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NE
10
WSW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
glassglassononcross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:57AM
1.56
6:46PM
1.49
7:22AM
1.74
7:37PM
1.51
7:50AM
1.91
8:27PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
0.46
1:07AM
0.15
1:48PM
0.20
1:39AM
0.20
2:31PM
-0.03
2:12AM
0.28
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tue
04
Sunrise7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset---5:58-------5:57-------5:55----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151618171717181718201919181919181819201918181818
Feels °C (?)161617171818181718201819192020191920201918191819
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