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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	Tuesday 16			Wednesday 17			Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tue
	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	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Big Rock CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Anderson Street CAL - Orange County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Burnout CAL - LA County	Palos Verde - Bluff Cove CAL - LA County
Rating	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	0.3 SW	1.1 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period(s) (?)	12	15	15	13	12	12	12	12	9	11	12	7	6	10	10	10	11	12	11	11	10	9
Energy(?)	58	105	146	232	316	471	600	379	208	227	28	196	53	87	68	99	62	77	141	119	81	73
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	off	cross	glass	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- on	on	off
High Tide / height (m)			7:42PM 1.01	6:36AM 1.71		8:33PM 1.47	7:06AM 1.74		8:57PM 1.04	7:46AM 2.23		9:45PM 1.47	8:39AM 1.98		10:08PM 1.04	8:42AM 1.74		11:02PM 1.45	9:23AM 2.17		11:52PM 1.13	9:57AM 2.08
Low Tide / height (m)		1:30PM -0.02	12:12AM 0.67		2:35PM -0.10	12:52AM 1.11		2:36PM 0.19	1:20AM 0.71		3:15PM 0.18	1:58AM 1.12		4:04PM -0.24	2:29AM 0.72		4:23PM -0.20	3:08AM 1.15		4:52PM 0.25
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	some clouds	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	19	19	18	20	18	20	22	22	21	22	21	16	16	18	18	20	20	19	20	19	18	18
Low °C	18	18	17	18	18	20	21	22	20	21	19	16	16	17	17	19	19	18	19	19	17	17
Chill °C (?)	19	19	18	20	18	20	22	22	21	22	21	15	16	18	18	20	20	19	20	19	18	18
Sunrise	6:41	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:54
Sunset	-	4:44	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:45	-	-	4:46	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	1.1 W	1.4 WNW	1.1 W	1.0 W	0.9 W	1.0 W	1.1 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W
Period (s)	6	8	8	8	9	9	12	12	9	11	11	7	6	10	10	10	11	12	11	11	10	9
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.7 W	0.3 W	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.4 W	0.3 W	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	12	15	15	13	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	8	8	11	11	11	6	4	11	11	16	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 W	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-

	Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Big Rock CAL - San Diego County	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	1.3 W	1.1 W	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 W	1.3 W
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	8	9	15	15	15	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	51	98	82	61	82	134	99	202	110	203	209	305	295	316	289	286	538	529	619	600	416	509
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	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
High Tide / height (m)			6:06AM 1.67					7:57PM 1.45			6:44AM 2.17					8:21PM 1.03				7:10AM 2.19
Low Tide / height (m)	12:17AM 0.64					1:26PM 0.36			12:12AM 0.67					2:26PM -0.15			12:54AM 0.75					2:33PM 0.20
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	14	17	18	19	16	18	18	18	18	18	17	20	20	19	19	19	18	19	20	22	21	22
Chill °C (?)	14	17	18	19	16	18	18	18	18	18	17	20	20	19	19	19	18	19	20	22	21	22
Sunrise	-	-	6:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:46	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:43	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	4:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:45	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:45
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.4 SW	0.3 W	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.4 W	0.6 W	0.4 W	0.6 WNW	0.6 W	0.7 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.8 W	0.8 W	1.3 W	1.1 W	1.4 WNW	1.4 WNW	1.2 W	1.3 W
Period (s)	6	16	6	6	8	9	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.2 SSW	0.3 W	0.3 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.7 W	0.4 SW	1.0 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	16	6	16	12	12	15	15	15	15	13	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	8	13	13	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Mon	Tuesday 16
	11PM	0AM	1AM	2AM	3AM	4AM	5AM	6AM	7AM	8AM	9AM	10AM	11AM	12PM	1PM	2PM	3PM	4PM	5PM	6PM	7PM	8PM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Big Rock CAL - San Diego County	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.2 SSW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SSW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	12	12	12	12	16	16	8	15	15	15	15	15
Energy(?)	52	104	104	104	58	68	97	106	82	108	50	58	50	49	73	72	93	130	132	130	132	147
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)									6:06AM 1.67													7:55PM 1.45
Low Tide / height (m)		11:39PM 0.63														1:30PM -0.02
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	16	16	16	15	16	17	17	18	18	17	18	18	19	20	20	17	19	17	17	17	17
Chill °C (?)	14	16	16	16	15	16	17	17	18	18	17	18	18	19	20	20	17	19	17	17	17	17
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:47	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:45	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 SW	0.5 W	0.3 W	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 W	0.4 W	0.5 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.6 W
Period (s)	6	16	16	16	6	5	16	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	9	9	8	8	9	8	8	8
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.3 W	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 SSW	0.3 WNW	0.3 W	0.3 SW	0.3 SSW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 W	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW	0.4 SW
Period (s)	10	13	13	13	16	10	6	12	16	12	12	12	12	9	12	12	15	15	15	15	15	15
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.3 W	0.3 W	0.3 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	4	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-