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

	Thu		Friday 06			Saturday 07			Sunday 08			Monday 09			Tuesday 10			Wednesday 11			Thu
	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	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Popotla Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	K-38 Baja Norte	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Scripps Pier CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	4	7	5	6	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 W	2.2 WNW	1.4 W	3.5 W	3.0 W	2.4 W	2.2 W	1.9 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.0 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.0 W	1.2 W	1.4 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.5 W	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.4 SW	0.7 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	18	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	15	14	14	13	11	10	12	17	16
Energy(?)	788	2671	2272	6888	3806	2556	2021	1425	895	911	477	797	1016	931	642	902	2782	696	598	607	139	383
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	cross	cross- off	on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		11:40PM 1.83	11:24AM 1.14		12:14AM 1.81	12:22PM 1.35		1:10AM 1.68		2:03PM 1.17	2:04AM 1.66			3:01AM 1.73				4:20AM 1.79		7:49PM 1.41	5:20AM 1.89
Low Tide / height (m)	5:42PM 0.12		5:44AM 0.37	5:37PM 0.74		6:53AM 0.89	6:02PM 0.88		8:25AM 0.90	5:55PM 1.08		10:47AM 0.75			11:41AM 0.68			12:27PM 0.54		11:07PM 1.32		1:01PM 0.41
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
High °C	19	17	17	16	16	18	17	17	21	21	17	18	16	15	17	16	15	18	17	16	17	16
Low °C	18	15	17	16	15	17	16	17	21	20	16	18	16	15	16	15	15	16	16	15	16	15
Chill °C (?)	19	17	17	16	16	18	16	17	21	21	17	18	16	15	17	15	14	18	17	16	17	16
Sunrise	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:33	-
Sunset	5:24	-	-	5:34	-	-	5:25	-	-	5:27	-	-	5:28	-	-	5:29	-	-	5:30	-	-	5:30
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 W	2.2 WNW	1.6 W	3.5 W	3.0 W	2.4 W	2.2 W	1.9 W	1.6 W	1.6 W	1.0 W	1.5 W	1.5 W	1.2 WNW	1.2 W	1.4 WNW	3.0 WNW	1.5 W	1.3 WNW	1.1 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 SSW
Period (s)	15	14	14	16	16	15	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	14	14	13	11	10	12	12	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 S	1.1 W	1.4 W	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.2 SSW	1.0 W	0.4 WNW	0.7 W	1.0 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 SW	0.7 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 W
Period (s)	14	18	18	13	12	12	12	11	11	16	8	18	17	15	16	14	14	14	13	18	13	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.6 NW	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	-	-	-

	Thursday 05				Friday 06								Saturday 07								Sun
	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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Popotla Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte
Rating	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	7	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.0 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.9 W	3.0 W	2.0 W	2.2 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.4 W	2.0 W	2.2 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.9 W	1.7 W
Period(s) (?)	14	15	14	14	14	14	18	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	684	788	505	1079	1148	1392	4286	6291	3058	3493	6658	6204	5412	3523	3192	2556	1706	2021	1334	1181	1425	1053
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	off	off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off
Tide State(?)	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)	11:15AM 1.36				11:40PM 1.83				11:29AM 1.58				12:30AM 1.70				12:22PM 0.90				12:52AM 1.77
Low Tide / height (m)			5:07PM 0.06				6:05AM 0.83				5:46PM 0.72				6:53AM 0.89				6:01PM 0.94
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	19	18	19	16	16	15	16	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	17	17	17	16	16	17	17
Chill °C (?)	20	19	18	19	16	16	15	16	17	17	16	16	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	17	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:25	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.0 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	2.3 WNW	3.0 W	2.0 W	2.2 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	3.5 W	2.5 W	2.5 W	2.4 W	2.0 W	2.2 W	1.8 W	1.7 W	1.9 W	1.7 W
Period (s)	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	17	18	17	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 S	0.3 S	0.5 W	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.8 W	1.9 W	0.3 S	1.3 W	1.4 W	0.3 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 S	0.2 WSW	0.2 S	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 S	0.2 S
Period (s)	14	14	16	12	16	18	18	13	13	13	14	12	12	14	14	12	14	12	14	17	11	11
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.1 SE	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Thursday 05													Friday 06
	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	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Popotla Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Point Loma CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte
Rating	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	7	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 W	0.9 W	1.0 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.4 W	1.5 W	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.4 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.9 W	1.6 W	1.6 W
Period(s) (?)	14	16	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	18	14	14
Energy(?)	632	652	427	862	708	788	1943	1932	869	974	2076	2076	2077	1039	1148	1015	1067	1392	1130	2359	1773	1918
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	on	on	cross- on	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)														11:40PM 1.83
Low Tide / height (m)								5:24PM 0.53												5:58AM 0.87
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	22	20	21	20	19	19	17	17	17	18	17	17	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	16
Chill °C (?)	22	20	21	20	19	19	16	16	17	18	17	17	16	17	16	16	16	16	16	16	14	16
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:37	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:34	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 W	0.9 W	1.0 W	1.3 W	1.2 W	1.3 W	2.2 WNW	2.2 WNW	1.4 W	1.5 W	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	2.3 WNW	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.6 W	1.4 W	1.6 W	1.7 W	1.9 W	1.6 W	1.6 W
Period (s)	14	16	14	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	18	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.8 W	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 S	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 W	0.8 W	0.3 S	0.3 S	1.1 W	1.2 W
Period (s)	16	13	14	14	14	14	14	12	13	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	18	18	13	13	18	18
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.1 SE	-	0.1 S	0.4 SSW	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	8	-	8	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-