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.

San Diego County Surf Forecast

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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

7 day 48 hour

	Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			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	Alfonsos Baja Norte	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	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Popotla Baja Norte	Beacons CAL - San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County
Rating	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.0 W	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.2 SSW	1.0 W	1.4 W	1.1 W	0.9 W	0.9 WNW	0.2 SSW
Period(s) (?)	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	17	16	16	14	5	7	7	6	12	13
Energy(?)	603	1358	1358	1161	365	365	341	874	250	195	85	127	54	135	94	21	50	179	107	62	236	17
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	on	on	on	on	cross- on	glass
High Tide / height (m)	12:41PM		2:21AM		2:43PM	3:12AM		6:43PM	3:58AM 12:47PM	4:06AM		7:19PM	4:52AM		7:45PM	5:36AM		8:08PM		4:45PM	2:35AM 7:03PM
Low Tide / height (m)		6:43PM		10:03AM		7:15PM	11:31AM		8:02PM	12:21PM		9:40PM	12:46PM		11:02PM 6:43PM		1:18PM	11:57PM	10:40AM	5:40PM		10:37AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	cloudy	cloudy	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	5	1	2	2	-
High °C	19	18	16	12	19	15	17	14	19	25	22	20	18	18	15	13	11	11	12	11	11	12
Low °C	16	13	13	12	15	13	17	14	17	23	22	18	16	16	12	12	11	11	12	11	10	11
Chill °C (?)	18	17	15	10	19	15	17	13	19	25	22	20	18	18	15	11	8	7	10	9	10	11
Sunrise	6:48	-	-	6:56	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:54	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:48
Sunset	-	5:17	-	-	5:10	-	-	5:20	-	-	5:12	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:14	-	-	5:15	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.0 W	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.5 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.8 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.5 W	0.4 WNW	0.2 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.9 WNW	0.5 W
Period (s)	17	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	17	16	16	14	14	13	13	13	12	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WNW	0.8 NW	0.5 NW	0.5 N	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 WNW	0.4 NW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW	0.1 SW	0.2 SSW	0.2 SSW
Period (s)	5	6	6	5	13	14	4	5	12	13	13	18	12	12	11	14	14	14	13	16	13	13
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.5 WNW	-	0.8 NE	1.2 E	-	-	-	-	-	0.3 NNW	-	-	-	-	0.2 S	0.4 SW	1.0 W	1.4 W	1.1 W	0.9 W	-	0.1 NE
Period (s)	5	-	5	5	-	-	-	-	-	7	-	-	-	-	2	3	5	7	7	6	-	2

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	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM	7AM	10AM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Baja Malibu Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte
Rating	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	1.1 W	1.0 W	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period(s) (?)	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14
Energy(?)	742	603	1626	1358	534	1765	1358	1258	527	1161	1161	365	505	453	365	355	346	341
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	glass
Tide State(?)	-	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	high	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb
High Tide / height (m)			12:55PM 1.23					2:21AM 1.61				2:37PM 1.17				2:56AM 1.74
Low Tide / height (m)		7:44AM 1.07			6:48PM 0.89						10:03AM 0.93			7:07PM 1.04
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	16	12	13	16	16	15	15	11	12	12	19	15	13	14	14	15	17
Chill °C (?)	8	15	10	12	14	15	14	13	9	10	10	19	14	12	14	14	15	17
Sunrise	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:47	-
Sunset	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:10	-	-	-	-	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	1.1 W	1.0 W	1.8 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.9 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.0 WNW	1.7 WNW	1.7 WNW	0.9 WNW	1.1 WNW	1.0 W	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	17	17	16	16	16	16	16	15	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 W	0.4 WNW	0.9 NW	0.8 NW	0.6 WNW	0.4 SW	0.5 NW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.5 N	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.4 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.3 SW	0.2 WNW
Period (s)	5	5	6	6	6	13	6	13	13	5	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	4
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	0.5 WNW	-	-	0.4 ENE	0.8 NNW	0.8 NE	1.2 NE	0.3 ENE	1.2 E	1.2 E	-	0.3 SSE	0.3 SE	-	-	-	-
Period (s)	-	5	-	-	3	6	5	5	2	5	5	-	12	12	-	-	-	-