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

	Sun	Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County	Popotla Baja Norte	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	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Anderson Street CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Doheney Beach CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County
Rating	2	0	2	3	0	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.8 WNW	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	0.8 WNW	0.7 W	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	1.2 NW
Period(s) (?)	10	20	19	9	18	10	11	16	16	16	15	15	10	12	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	6
Energy(?)	270	175	323	496	180	755	633	220	242	200	165	251	278	269	95	144	112	175	131	108	104	336
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	on	cross- on	on	cross	glass	cross- off	on	cross	cross- off	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	on	on
High Tide / height (m)	11:49PM 1.66	1:33PM 0.83		12:39AM 1.56		4:27PM 1.26	2:18AM 2.00		6:54PM 1.31	3:53AM 1.82		6:56PM 1.01		5:24AM 1.84	7:46PM 1.54		6:33AM 1.89		8:11PM 1.65	7:14AM 1.56		8:35PM 1.75
Low Tide / height (m)		7:18AM -0.03	5:48PM 1.09		8:45AM 0.02	6:22PM 1.25		10:43AM 0.43		9:08PM 1.29	11:51AM -0.08		11:28PM 1.21	12:54PM 0.26		12:45AM 1.13	1:36PM 0.24		1:33AM 0.88		2:02PM -0.19	2:17AM 0.71
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	21	17	19	18	18	23	22	18	22	23	20	22	23	21	20	22	20	21	20	15
Low °C	16	16	21	16	18	17	17	21	22	16	20	22	19	20	21	19	19	21	19	18	20	14
Chill °C (?)	18	18	21	17	19	18	18	23	22	18	22	23	20	22	23	21	20	22	20	21	20	14
Sunrise	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:39	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:02	-	-	7:09	-	-	7:05	-	-	7:06	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-	-	7:07	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 SSW	1.3 NW	0.5 SW	1.4 NW	1.2 NW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 WNW	0.7 W	0.4 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.6 W	0.6 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 NW
Period (s)	10	9	19	9	18	10	11	16	16	9	10	10	10	12	14	12	13	13	5	13	12	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SW	0.4 W	0.7 SW	0.6 SW	0.3 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.4 W	0.6 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.6 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.5 NW
Period (s)	13	13	12	18	6	18	16	7	11	16	15	15	14	14	6	14	10	10	13	5	5	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7 NW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.8 WNW	-	-	1.2 NW
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	4	4	5	-	-	6

	Sun		Monday 23								Tuesday 24								Wednesday 25
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Popotla Baja Norte	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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County
Rating	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	0	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	0	3	3	3	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.5 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	1.6 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
Period(s) (?)	21	13	10	13	20	20	19	19	9	9	18	18	18	11	11	18	10	17	11	16	16	10
Energy(?)	324	274	270	183	201	295	161	146	679	532	220	205	583	775	839	171	765	554	633	246	225	583
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	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
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)	5:19PM 0.42				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	17	17	17	17	18	22	20	19	17	17	19	19	16	17	17	20	18	17	17	20	20	17
Chill °C (?)	17	17	17	17	18	22	20	19	17	17	19	19	16	17	17	20	18	17	17	20	20	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:54	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:47	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:07	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.4 W	1.6 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
Period (s)	13	13	10	13	13	9	8	8	9	9	18	18	8	11	11	18	10	8	11	16	16	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.5 W	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	0.2 SSW	0.6 SW
Period (s)	10	10	13	9	9	12	19	19	19	18	7	7	11	18	18	5	18	10	16	11	11	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sunday 22						Monday 23
	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Popotla Baja Norte	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	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County
Rating	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	0	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	0	3	3	3	2	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	0.3 SW	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.6 NW
Period(s) (?)	21	21	21	21	13	21	20	20	10	10	13	13	10	10	10	20	10	10	10	19	19	9
Energy(?)	324	324	375	322	278	395	150	147	816	760	186	183	795	794	845	116	778	778	729	281	281	775
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)								12:10AM 2.19													1:33PM 0.83	2:13PM 1.20
Low Tide / height (m)	5:19PM 0.42														7:39AM 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)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	18	18	16	18	17	18	16	16	14	14	18	17	14	14	14	17	14	14	15	21	21	15
Chill °C (?)	18	18	16	18	17	18	16	16	12	12	18	17	12	13	13	17	14	14	15	21	21	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:56	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	7:02	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.7 WNW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 W	1.9 NW	1.8 NW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	1.8 NW	0.4 W	1.7 NW	1.7 NW	1.6 NW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	1.6 NW
Period (s)	13	13	10	13	13	10	9	9	10	10	13	13	10	10	10	7	10	10	10	19	19	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 SW	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	10	10	13	10	10	13	13	13	13	13	9	9	13	13	13	13	19	19	19	9	9	19
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-