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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	Tue		Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tue
	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	Horseshoe CAL - San Diego County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Big Rock CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Bird Shit CAL - San Diego County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	1	3	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	1.4 W	1.0 W	1.1 W	0.8 W	1.0 W	1.3 W	0.9 W	0.6 W	0.8 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.2 WSW	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	13	12	12	12	12	10	11	9	7	8	8	10	11	11	14	12	11	10	10	15
Energy(?)	105	163	338	316	471	583	322	272	178	185	184	120	69	166	120	132	32	203	162	329	276	104
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	glass	cross- on	cross	glass	on	glass	off	cross	glass	glass	on	off	off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		7:42PM 1.01	6:36AM 1.71		8:21PM 1.03	7:13AM 2.19		9:23PM 1.05	8:08AM 1.97		9:32PM 1.04	8:18AM 1.82		10:30PM 1.48	8:50AM 2.22		10:59PM 1.45	9:23AM 2.17		11:25PM 1.05	9:50AM 1.64
Low Tide / height (m)		12:12AM 0.67		2:02PM 0.26	12:46AM 0.69		2:36PM 0.19	1:26AM 0.76		3:31PM -0.23	1:54AM 0.71		3:49PM -0.21	2:38AM 1.16		4:18PM 0.20	3:04AM 1.15		4:52PM 0.25	3:44AM 0.75		5:35PM 0.32
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	16	16	19	17	20	24	23	22	21	19	16	16	17	17	19	19	19	21	20	16	16	18
Low °C	15	14	17	17	19	22	21	22	21	18	15	15	17	17	18	18	18	20	18	16	16	17
Chill °C (?)	16	16	19	17	20	24	23	22	21	19	16	16	17	17	19	19	19	21	20	16	15	18
Sunrise	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:48	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:54	-
Sunset	4:44	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:46	-	-	4:46
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.6 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 W	1.4 W	1.0 W	1.1 W	0.8 W	1.0 W	1.3 W	0.9 W	0.6 W	0.8 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.8 WNW	0.8 W	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 W
Period (s)	8	8	13	9	9	12	12	10	11	9	7	8	8	10	11	11	11	12	11	10	10	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SW	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.2 WSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.6 NW	0.6 NW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	15	15	15	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	7	6	14	11	15	10	10	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 WNW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-

	Tuesday 16				Wednesday 17								Thursday 18								Fri
	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County	Agate and Pearl Street CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Horseshoe CAL - San Diego County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Big Rock CAL - San Diego County	Big Rock CAL - San Diego County	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Beacons CAL - San Diego County
Rating	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.4 WNW	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.0 W
Period(s) (?)	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	9
Energy(?)	71	105	99	200	110	202	255	511	270	316	287	540	538	538	619	583	574	509	508	260	229	207
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)				7:57PM 1.45			6:41AM 2.15					8:48PM 1.05				7:10AM 2.19				8:57PM 1.04
Low Tide / height (m)		1:30PM -0.02			12:12AM 0.67					2:26PM -0.15			12:54AM 0.75					2:33PM 0.20				1:33AM 1.14
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	15	15	16	16	17	17	16	17	19	18	18	17	17	19	20	24	22	21	21	21	21	20
Chill °C (?)	15	15	16	16	17	17	16	17	19	18	18	17	17	19	20	24	22	21	21	21	21	20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	4:44	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:45	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.6 W	0.4 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.4 WNW	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	0.9 W	0.9 W	1.0 W
Period (s)	8	8	8	8	8	8	14	13	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	12	15	15	15	15	13	8	15	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Tuesday 16													Wednesday 17
	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM	9PM	10PM	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County	Agate and Pearl Street CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Horseshoe CAL - San Diego County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Big Rock CAL - San Diego County	Big Rock CAL - San Diego County	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Beacons CAL - San Diego County
Rating	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 WNW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	12	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	13	13	14	14	14
Energy(?)	73	73	73	57	105	130	129	126	132	132	97	122	122	133	146	144	75	164	163	137	137	231
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)																					6:36AM 1.71
Low Tide / height (m)				1:29PM 0.35											12:18AM 1.09
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	16	16	17	16	17	17	14	15	15	16	14	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16
Chill °C (?)	14	16	16	17	16	17	17	14	15	15	16	14	14	15	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:47	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	4:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.6 W
Period (s)	9	9	9	6	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	10
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	9	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-