Sunset Cliffs Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.71° N 117.26° W

Sunset Cliffs, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 10 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Sunset Cliffs sea temperature is
23.6° C
3.8° 

Sunset Cliffs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Sunset Cliffs based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Sunset Cliffs right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Sunset Cliffs

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

North Island Naval Air Station Airport

4 km ESE219 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the WSW
(13 km/h at 250°)
23.3 °C14
14
few
few

San Diego Airport

7 km ENE219 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 260°)
24.4 °C16
16
few
few

BUOY-SDBC1

8 km E3 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


San Diego/Montgomery Field Airport

16 km NE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
15
light winds from the WSW
(13 km/h at 250°)
25.6 °C16
16


La Jolla- CA

17 km N3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
10
light winds from the W
(9 km/h at 280°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-LJAC1

17 km N3 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
10
light winds from the WNW
(8 km/h at 290°)
- °C-
-


SCRIPPS Nearshore- CA

17 km N3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-TIXC1

19 km SE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the WNW
(9 km/h at 290°)
23.7 °C-
-


Imperial Beach Airport

21 km SE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
10
light winds from the W
(11 km/h at 260°)
23.3 °C16
16
few

Miramar Nas/san Airport

21 km NE215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear
15
light winds from the W
(13 km/h at 260°)
26.7 °C16
16


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Sunset Cliffs and within an acceptable time window.

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