San Diego County Surf

Detailed San Diego County surf forecast maps and the latest eyeball surf report from local surfers in the region. Near-shore swell is shown on the map together with the surf forecast rating for spots in San Diego County. Find the best places to surf in offshore conditions by selecting the wind option on the forecast map. Windsurfers and kite surfers can also use this option to find more favorable cross-shore conditions in San Diego County. Our local Wavefinder indicates where some of the best conditions are likely to be found in San Diego County over the next 7 days. Surf photos from San Diego County and reviews of the best spots and surfing conditions have been provided by local surfers.

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San Diego County Surf Forecast map for predicting the best wave and wind conditions across the region. For surfers, the map shows the most powerful swell tracking across near-shore open water and not the peak waves experienced by boats out at sea. Move your mouse over the ocean swell symbols or the surf breaks on the coastline to see a more detailed surf forecast including wave period and wind conditions. The forecast updates every 6 hours and most live weather reports update every hour. You can animate the San Diego County Surf map or show live wind and wave conditions as reported from wavebuoys and local weather stations. Surf breaks shown along the San Diego County coastline are also listed below.

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San Diego County Wavefinder

Long range 3-hourly Hourly

	Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Mon
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Anderson Street CAL - Orange County	Corona Del Mar Jetty CAL - Orange County	Big Rock CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Haggerty's CAL - LA County	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Palos Verde - Bluff Cove CAL - LA County	Calafia Baja Norte
Rating	0	2	3	0	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	1.3 NW	0.5 SW	1.4 NW	1.2 NW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.9 W	0.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	20	19	9	18	10	11	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	7	12
Energy(?)	175	323	490	180	747	633	220	242	157	232	265	202	199	95	130	165	177	113	140	147	102	98
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	cross	on	cross	glass	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- off	on	on	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	1:48PM 1.31		12:39AM 1.56		4:47PM 1.30	2:16AM 2.00		6:54PM 1.31	3:42AM 1.40		7:20PM 1.43		5:24AM 1.84	7:47PM 1.67		6:33AM 1.89			7:19AM 2.03		8:24PM 1.88	8:05AM 2.03
Low Tide / height (m)		5:46PM 0.58		9:08AM 0.42	6:52PM 1.28		10:45AM 0.39		8:58PM 0.85	11:51AM -0.08		11:28PM 1.21	12:54PM 0.26		12:41AM 1.05	1:36PM 0.24		1:26AM 0.40	2:00PM 0.28	2:10PM 0.27	2:08AM 0.73
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	21	17	19	17	17	23	23	18	22	23	17	22	22	20	21	24	21	20	21	18	19
Low °C	16	20	16	18	17	17	21	22	16	19	22	16	20	22	19	20	21	18	19	20	17	18
Chill °C (?)	18	21	17	19	17	17	23	23	18	22	23	17	22	22	20	21	24	21	20	21	18	19
Sunrise	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:39
Sunset	-	7:02	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.6 SSW	1.3 NW	0.5 SW	1.4 NW	1.2 NW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 W	0.8 WNW	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 SSW	0.8 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.9 W	0.8 WNW
Period (s)	9	19	9	18	10	11	16	16	16	10	10	9	9	14	14	13	13	6	6	12	7	7
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 W	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.5 W	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 W	0.3 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	13	12	18	6	18	16	7	11	8	15	15	14	14	6	6	5	10	13	13	6	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.3 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	-	-	-	-	-

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	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte
Rating	2	1	2	3	1	0	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	0	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 WNW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	1.7 NW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	0.5 SW	1.3 NW	0.7 SW	1.2 NW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.2 NW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	13	20	10	19	19	9	9	18	18	18	11	10	18	10	17	11	16	16	10	16	16
Energy(?)	270	183	201	778	160	146	648	532	219	205	583	775	830	171	765	551	633	246	239	589	263	263
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross	glass	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow
High Tide / height (m)	11:53PM 2.16					2:14PM 1.33			12:39AM 1.56					4:47PM 1.30	5:09PM 1.19
Low Tide / height (m)			7:18AM -0.03				5:55PM 1.05					9:08AM 0.42			6:19PM 1.19					10:45AM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	17	18	14	20	19	17	17	19	19	16	16	17	20	17	17	17	20	21	17	22	21
Chill °C (?)	16	17	18	14	20	19	17	17	19	19	16	16	17	20	17	17	17	20	21	17	22	21
Sunrise	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:45	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	1.7 NW	0.5 W	0.4 W	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.1 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	0.5 SW	1.3 NW	0.9 NW	1.2 NW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.2 NW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	10	13	13	10	8	8	9	9	18	18	8	11	10	18	10	8	11	16	16	10	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.8 NW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.3 W	0.7 SW	0.8 NW	0.6 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.6 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	13	9	9	19	19	19	19	18	7	7	11	18	18	6	18	10	16	11	7	16	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	8

	Monday 23
	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Exiles CAL - LA County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Abalone Cove CAL - LA County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte
Rating	2	1	2	3	1	0	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	0	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	1.9 NW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	0.4 SW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	1.6 NW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	13	13	10	20	20	10	10	20	20	10	10	10	19	10	9	9	19	19	9	19	19
Energy(?)	308	267	193	815	141	141	795	794	201	199	828	778	729	161	785	775	765	323	293	710	293	291
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)	11:53PM 2.16															2:13PM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)									7:18AM -0.03										5:48PM 1.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	17	17	14	16	15	14	14	18	19	14	14	15	18	15	15	16	20	18	16	17	17
Chill °C (?)	15	17	17	12	16	15	12	13	18	19	14	14	15	18	15	15	16	20	18	16	17	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	1.9 NW	0.5 W	0.5 W	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	1.8 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	0.5 W	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	0.6 SSW	0.7 WNW	1.6 NW	0.7 WNW	0.7 WNW
Period (s)	10	13	13	10	9	9	10	10	13	13	10	10	10	8	10	9	9	19	9	9	9	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	13	9	9	13	13	13	13	13	9	9	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	12	19	19	19	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-