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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	Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04			Friday 05			Saturday 06			Sunday 07			Mon
	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	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Popotla Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Horseshoe CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	Corona Del Mar Jetty CAL - Orange County
Rating	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.7 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.7 W	1.0 W	0.8 WNW	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.9 WNW	1.2 W	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.3 SSW	0.5 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.6 W	0.5 SSW	1.4 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period(s) (?)	12	12	21	19	18	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	16	12	15	12	13	8	10	13	13	12
Energy(?)	954	423	713	773	495	1171	1014	1775	660	917	337	228	79	182	211	190	201	530	181	299	237	78
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	on	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		6:28PM 1.54		6:11AM 2.22		7:42PM 1.43	6:51AM 2.35		8:24PM 1.59	7:26AM 2.56		9:21PM 1.59	8:13AM 2.15		10:13PM 1.56	8:58AM 2.52		11:09PM 1.54	9:47AM 2.39		12:09AM 1.53	10:39AM 2.20
Low Tide / height (m)	12:23PM 0.39		11:37PM 0.82		1:23PM 0.13	12:23AM 0.87		1:57PM -0.04	1:03AM 0.95		2:48PM -0.16	1:52AM 0.99		3:35PM -0.16	2:36AM 1.05		4:26PM -0.43	3:28AM 1.10		5:18PM 0.02		4:26AM 1.16
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	15	16	16	17	16	15	16	15	16	16	20	17	18	18	16	17	16	15	18	18	18	21
Low °C	15	15	15	16	15	14	16	15	15	16	18	15	18	17	16	17	16	14	16	17	17	19
Chill °C (?)	15	16	16	17	16	15	16	15	16	15	20	17	18	18	16	17	16	15	18	18	18	21
Sunrise	6:39	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:31	-	-	6:41	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:43
Sunset	-	4:42	-	-	4:42	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:42	-	-	4:42	-	-	4:42	-	-	4:42	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.7 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.0 W	0.8 WNW	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.9 WNW	1.2 W	1.4 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 W	0.6 W	1.4 WNW	0.7 W	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	12	12	11	19	18	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	11	8	10	13	13	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 S	0.5 SSW	0.7 W	0.7 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.3 SW	0.8 NW	0.3 WNW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.5 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.4 SW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	12	12	21	11	11	11	10	5	14	8	7	14	13	13	15	14	13	11	13	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.4 NW	0.1 W	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	7	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Monday 01								Tuesday 02								Wednesday 03
	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	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Newport Beach CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Popotla Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte
Rating	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	0	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.9 W	1.1 W	1.2 W	0.7 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.4 W	0.9 WNW	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.4 W
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	12	12	12	21	22	21	20	20	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Energy(?)	582	569	525	954	1008	1334	1448	644	700	849	1136	1212	378	1115	1062	1183	501	1081	1060	1047	1003	1023
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	glass	off	glass	glass	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off
Tide State(?)	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low
High Tide / height (m)			5:28AM 2.17				6:40PM 1.41				6:05AM 2.34					7:28PM 1.57			6:43AM 2.47
Low Tide / height (m)	10:50PM 0.76				12:36PM 0.37				11:34PM 0.83					1:10PM 0.14			12:23AM 0.47					1:57PM -0.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	cloudy	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	14	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	16	17	16	15	15	15	14	15	16	16	16
Chill °C (?)	14	13	14	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	16	17	16	15	15	15	14	15	16	16	16
Sunrise	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	4:50	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:42
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 W	1.1 W	1.2 W	0.7 W	1.3 W	1.3 W	1.4 W	0.9 WNW	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.4 W	1.4 W
Period (s)	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	12	11	20	20	19	18	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	16
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.8 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.6 W	0.7 W	0.9 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.3 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.3 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	12	12	12	22	21	22	21	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

	Sun	Monday 01
	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	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Newport Beach CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Popotla Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte
Rating	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	0	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.7 W	0.5 SSW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Energy(?)	589	582	599	1000	943	918	944	549	478	460	408	398	132	120	120	120	250	120	423	569	81	81
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	on	cross	cross- on	glass	glass	glass
High Tide / height (m)								5:26AM 2.16													6:28PM 1.54
Low Tide / height (m)	10:50PM 0.76														12:23PM 0.39
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	17	17	16	16	16	17	16	16	15	15	15
Chill °C (?)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	17	17	16	16	16	17	16	16	15	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:42	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.2 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.6 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.5 W	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.7 W	1.0 WNW	1.0 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.9 NW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 S	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 S	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.5 SSW
Period (s)	13	13	13	6	6	6	6	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-