Surf Forecast Surf Report
Sunset Cliffs surf break

Sunset Cliffs surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 17 Apr 2025 PDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunset Cliffs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Sunset Cliffs sea temperature is
15.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Sunset Cliffs today?

The current surf forecast for Sunset Cliffs at 6PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Sunset Cliffs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)161616161616161616151515151515151515151414141414141414141418181821211717161619161616171818181818151616161616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)165127127163208208208161157149141178178139139139139137136164153151151118119123125164127197197197116116145186251310251251251264358366370370316212326287302427427427427302299266262318
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onglassglassglassonononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:18PM
0.83
11:29PM
1.50
3:32PM
0.78
12:11AM
1.41
1:29AM
1.31
6:55PM
0.99
3:37AM
1.28
6:43PM
1.11
5:07AM
1.34
6:58PM
1.26
6:13AM
1.41
7:20PM
1.43
7:08AM
1.47
7:47PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:44PM
0.71
7:55AM
0.15
4:16PM
0.78
9:19AM
0.17
10:41AM
0.12
9:40PM
0.96
11:41AM
0.05
11:33PM
0.81
12:25PM
-0.02
12:33AM
0.59
1:02PM
-0.05
1:22AM
0.33
1:36PM
-0.03
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Sunrise------6:16-------6:15-------6:13-------6:11-------6:11-------6:09-------6:09-----
Sunset-7:20-------7:20-------7:21-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-------7:23-------7:24--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616151515141414141313131313151515151414151516161515151514151615151514141414151515141413131314141414141413131314141414
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