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

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	Mon		Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29			Mon
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Burnout CAL - LA County	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	2	3	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SSW	1.3 NW	0.6 SW	1.3 NW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.7 W	0.6 SW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 SW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period(s) (?)	19	9	18	10	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	14	12	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	323	496	248	720	263	220	242	278	239	247	280	220	276	221	166	170	105	140	142	54	56	106
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	cross	glass	cross- on	off	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross	on
High Tide / height (m)	2:13PM 1.20	1:02AM 2.10		5:09PM 1.19	1:56AM 1.45		6:54PM 1.31	3:53AM 1.82		7:02PM 1.01		5:24AM 1.84	7:46PM 1.54		6:33AM 1.89	8:00PM 1.77		7:19AM 2.03		8:15PM 1.39	7:59AM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)	5:55PM 1.05		9:08AM 0.42	6:19PM 1.19		10:45AM 0.39		9:08PM 1.29	12:00PM 0.32		11:21PM 0.77	12:54PM 0.26		12:35AM 0.58	1:36PM 0.24		1:26AM 0.91	2:00PM 0.28	2:02PM -0.19	2:08AM 0.23		2:32PM -0.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	15	19	17	21	23	22	20	22	23	20	23	23	19	23	22	19	21	21	18	19	19
Low °C	18	15	17	16	18	20	22	19	19	22	20	20	22	19	20	21	18	19	20	16	17	18
Chill °C (?)	19	15	19	17	21	23	22	20	22	23	20	23	23	19	23	22	19	21	21	18	19	19
Sunrise	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:39	-
Sunset	7:02	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:07
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	1.3 NW	0.6 SW	1.3 NW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 SW	0.6 W	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 W	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW
Period (s)	19	9	18	10	17	16	16	16	10	10	10	10	14	11	13	13	4	13	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 W	0.7 SW	0.4 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.3 W	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.2 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 WNW	0.2 S	0.5 SW	0.5 W	0.2 WNW	0.1 S	0.3 WNW	0.3 SW
Period (s)	12	18	7	18	8	7	11	8	15	15	14	14	11	14	11	10	13	5	14	11	4	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 W	-	0.5 WNW	0.4 W	-	-	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.4 WNW	0.3 W
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	4	3	-	-	5	4	10	3

	Monday 23				Tuesday 24								Wednesday 25								Thu
	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	3	0	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NW	0.4 SW	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	1.2 NW	0.6 SW	1.1 NW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	19	9	9	18	18	11	11	11	18	18	17	11	16	11	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy(?)	785	146	640	532	219	546	677	702	751	359	358	591	633	246	517	220	263	263	287	281	278	223
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	cross	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high
High Tide / height (m)		2:14PM 1.33			12:39AM 1.56					3:56PM 0.76									6:27PM 0.88			3:42AM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)			5:55PM 1.05					9:08AM 0.42			6:16PM 0.73					10:28AM 0.45				8:58PM 0.85
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	16	15	15	18	15	15	16	16	19	19	17	16	20	16	23	22	21	19	20	20	20
Chill °C (?)	15	16	15	15	18	15	15	16	16	19	19	17	16	20	16	23	22	21	19	20	20	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:01	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 NW	0.4 W	1.5 NW	1.4 NW	0.5 SW	1.1 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	1.3 NW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 NW	1.2 NW	0.6 SW	1.1 NW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	10	8	9	9	18	9	11	11	11	18	18	8	11	16	11	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 W	0.7 NW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.8 NW	0.6 SW	0.3 SSW	0.6 SW	0.3 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W
Period (s)	19	19	19	18	7	12	18	18	18	8	12	12	16	11	16	7	11	11	9	8	8	9
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	11	8	-	-	-	-

	Monday 23												Tuesday 24
	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM
Best forecast wave conditions in 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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	3	0	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.6 NW	0.4 SW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	0.5 SW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	0.5 SW	1.3 NW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW
Period(s) (?)	10	19	10	9	19	9	9	9	9	19	19	9	9	19	9	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Energy(?)	729	161	785	775	294	713	710	670	640	340	261	532	531	226	496	238	288	285	205	197	196	239
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	on	on	glass	cross- on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)				2:13PM 1.20										12:39AM 1.56
Low Tide / height (m)							5:55PM 1.05															8:45AM 0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	15	15	15	19	15	15	15	15	16	17	15	15	17	15	16	16	16	18	18	18	19
Chill °C (?)	14	15	15	15	19	15	15	15	15	16	17	15	15	17	15	16	16	16	18	18	18	19
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.6 NW	0.5 W	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	0.5 SW	1.6 NW	1.6 NW	1.5 NW	1.5 NW	0.6 W	0.5 SW	1.4 NW	1.4 NW	0.5 SW	1.3 NW	0.6 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	10	8	10	9	19	9	9	9	9	9	19	9	9	19	9	8	8	8	18	18	18	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.4 W	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 W	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	19	19	19	19	12	19	19	19	19	19	8	18	18	8	18	18	18	18	7	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	0.5 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-