Windansea Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Diego County, USA)

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Windansea Surf Guide

Windansea in San Diego County is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The right reef break is best, but there is a left reef too.. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Hazards include rocks and locals.

Windansea Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	fairly consistent	17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Windansea:

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

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

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Windansea 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 Windansea Location Map

Interactive Windansea 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 Windansea is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Windansea is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 14 km (9 miles) away.

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Windansea Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 23:15 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Windansea look like?

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Tides at Windansea

Current tide and informaton

For La Jolla, Scripps Pier, California, 5 km from Windansea.

Next High Water: 11:17pm | 1.48m

Next Low Water: 07:21am | 0.03m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Windansea Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.7 °C) at Windansea is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 15.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite