Sunset Cliffs surf break

Sunset Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 17 Jun 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 8AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.9
W
2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)131388888898881515151515141413131313138999999910101010101010101010101010101010999999888777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)32235938337142929126323634239442541833529830928731931629528725427827224630843456656858552964165576710101052959731650574554703792709543478446370293250245272308349289253211208205203174
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
1.44
3:30PM
1.27
2:21AM
1.26
4:16PM
1.41
3:55AM
1.11
5:00PM
1.57
5:29AM
1.03
5:45PM
1.74
6:52AM
1.03
6:29PM
1.90
8:02AM
1.07
7:15PM
2.02
9:01AM
1.12
8:02PM
2.11
9:54AM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:37AM
0.06
9:01PM
0.78
9:24AM
0.18
10:37PM
0.62
10:13AM
0.30
11:58PM
0.37
11:04AM
0.42
1:02AM
0.11
11:56AM
0.52
1:57AM
-0.13
12:49PM
0.59
2:47AM
-0.32
1:41PM
0.63
3:35AM
-0.43
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--5:39-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-
Sunset-----7:59-------7:59-------7:59-------7:59--------8:00-------8:00-------8:00-----
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Rain (mm)
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