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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	Thursday 09			Friday 10			Saturday 11			Sunday 12			Monday 13			Tuesday 14			Wednesday 15			Thu
	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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	K-38 Baja Norte	Corona Del Mar Jetty CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	0	3	2	2	3	2	0	2	2	2	3	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.5 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SSW	1.1 WNW	1.2 W	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	10	6	16	16	16	15	15	14	14
Energy(?)	258	369	449	347	527	477	436	506	434	331	424	519	386	573	242	289	306	293	217	205	250	268
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross	on	off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on
High Tide / height (m)			3:10AM 1.64		7:25PM 1.51	4:57AM 1.19		7:09PM 1.09		5:51AM 1.74	7:21PM 1.20		6:42AM 1.82	7:47PM 1.84		7:29AM 1.86		8:09PM 1.49	8:19AM 1.41		8:30PM 2.15	9:01AM 1.85
Low Tide / height (m)	10:34AM 0.23			11:42AM 0.15		11:18PM 0.84	12:24PM 0.08		12:17AM 0.68	12:50PM 0.47		1:00AM 1.01	1:18PM 0.45		1:38AM 0.79	1:46PM 0.46		2:27AM 0.09		2:21PM 0.04	2:56AM 0.35
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	3	2	3	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	20	18	19	19	18	17	18	17	17	17	15	15	16	15	16	17	16	16	16	15	15
Low °C	17	19	17	18	19	16	16	18	17	17	17	14	14	16	15	15	17	15	15	16	14	15
Chill °C (?)	19	20	18	19	19	18	17	18	17	16	16	14	14	15	13	16	17	16	16	15	14	15
Sunrise	6:26	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:18
Sunset	-	7:15	-	-	7:14	-	-	7:14	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:19	-	-	7:16	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 W	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.6 SSW	1.0 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	1.0 W	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	1.2 W	0.9 WNW	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	7	16	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	10	14	14	6	9	7	7	6	15	8	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.6 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 W	0.3 S	0.3 WNW	0.3 W	0.3 S	0.2 WNW	0.9 SSW	0.2 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.5 W
Period (s)	16	6	5	15	8	8	12	13	7	11	12	15	10	18	14	13	16	16	15	12	14	6
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	-	-	0.4 W	0.7 SW	0.9 WSW	1.0 W	-	0.9 W	1.1 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 WNW	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	5	4	-	-	7	4	5	6	-	10	10	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-

	Thursday 09						Friday 10								Saturday 11
	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte
Rating	2	2	2	0	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	0	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Energy(?)	363	279	310	369	545	605	547	600	549	347	432	498	549	581	576	569	582	410	421	437	430	477
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	on	off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	-	low	low-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)								3:20AM 1.14					7:25PM 1.51			4:47AM 1.67					7:23PM 1.59
Low Tide / height (m)		10:41AM 0.66									11:42AM 0.15				11:31PM 1.36				12:33PM 0.08
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	19	19	19	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	17
Chill °C (?)	17	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	19	19	19	17	17	17	16	16	17	16	16	17	17
Sunrise	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	7:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:13	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 SSW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SW	1.0 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SSW
Period (s)	7	7	7	16	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.4 S	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 S	0.4 S	0.4 W	0.4 WNW	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.4 WNW	0.5 W
Period (s)	16	16	16	6	6	5	5	5	13	15	15	8	8	8	12	12	7	7	12	12	7	7
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 WNW	0.3 W	0.4 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 W	0.4 W	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	7	7	-	-

	Thursday 09																		Friday 10
	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte
Rating	2	2	2	0	3	3	3	3	3	2	0	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	0	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Energy(?)	366	238	236	343	281	258	279	323	321	310	369	395	411	508	594	589	593	486	480	547	449	491
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	off	off	glass	off	cross
High Tide / height (m)
Low Tide / height (m)						10:34AM 0.23
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	17	16	17	18	18	19	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17
Chill °C (?)	17	16	17	18	18	19	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17
Sunrise	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:14	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.9 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.8 WNW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SW
Period (s)	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	16	16	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SW	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	6	10	10	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	6	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-