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

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	Fri	Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22			Wednesday 23			Thursday 24			Friday 25
	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Alfonsos Baja Norte
Rating	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.8 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	18	18	17	20	17	18	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	20	16
Energy(?)	178	110	176	138	127	160	164	194	192	351	253	330	486	262	358	532	226	322	344	196	336	248
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)	12:10AM			1:18AM		7:21PM	3:49AM	12:10AM	6:47PM	4:47AM		6:47PM		5:57AM	7:35PM		6:56AM	7:46PM	1:00PM	12:52AM		1:13PM
Low Tide / height (m)		9:06AM			10:42AM		9:54PM	11:22AM		11:20PM	12:12PM		12:20AM	12:40PM		1:07AM	1:15PM 9:10AM			7:04PM	6:45AM
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
High °C	13	13	18	15	18	18	16	17	17	15	16	16	14	16	16	14	12	16	13	13	16	14
Low °C	12	12	16	14	16	18	15	16	16	14	14	16	13	14	16	13	12	15	13	13	15	14
Chill °C (?)	13	13	17	14	18	17	15	16	16	15	15	15	14	16	15	14	11	15	13	12	15	13
Sunrise	-	6:18	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:11	-	-
Sunset	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:21	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:23	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.8 SSW	0.7 SW	0.8 SW	0.9 SSW	0.8 SW	0.9 SW	1.0 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.9 SW	0.9 SSW	1.1 W	0.9 SW	0.9 WNW
Period (s)	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	18	18	17	16	17	18	15	16	16	16	15	15	6	15	6
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.4 WSW	0.5 W	0.2 WNW	0.5 W	0.6 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.4 SSW	0.5 SSW	0.1 S	0.4 W	0.2 WNW	0.2 SSW	0.6 W	0.7 SSW	0.7 SSW	0.7 SW
Period (s)	5	5	11	4	12	12	12	13	13	20	20	12	12	18	10	5	14	22	5	15	20	16
Wind waves (m) & direction	-	-	0.7 WNW	-	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.6 WNW	0.5 WNW	-	-	0.5 W	-	-	0.6 W	-	0.9 W	0.8 WNW	-	1.3 WNW	0.9 WNW	-
Period (s)	-	-	4	-	5	4	4	11	4	-	-	12	-	-	11	-	6	6	-	6	6	-

	Fri		Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Ben Weston (Catalina Island) CAL - Orange County	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	San Onofre CAL - Orange County	Calafia Baja Norte	Coronado Beaches CAL - San Diego County	Calafia Baja Norte	Calafia Baja Norte	Beacons CAL - San Diego County
Rating	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.2 NW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	15	15	15	11	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Energy(?)	181	181	178	181	334	110	139	176	174	206	138	131	129	127	119	160	134	138
Wind (km/h)
Wind State(?)	cross- off	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass
Tide State(?)	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	low-flow	mid-flow	mid-flow	high-flow	high	mid-ebb	mid-ebb	low	mid-flow	mid-flow	high	low
High Tide / height (m)			12:00AM 1.35								1:18AM 1.25						7:11PM 1.46
Low Tide / height (m)						9:47AM 0.13								10:27AM 0.57				9:32PM 1.46
Weather Advanced Surf Forecast

Summary	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear
Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	13	12	12	13	13	17	16	15	15	14	15	15	18	17	18	16	15
Chill °C (?)	13	13	12	12	12	13	16	15	14	14	14	15	15	18	16	18	15	15
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:13	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:20	-	-
Swell1 (m) & direction	0.6 WNW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	1.2 NW	0.5 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.7 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SW	0.6 SW	0.6 SSW	0.6 SSW
Period (s)	12	15	15	15	11	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell2 (m) & direction	0.6 SW	0.5 W	0.4 WSW	0.4 WSW	0.6 SSW	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.2 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.6 W	0.5 W	0.5 W	0.4 W	0.6 WNW	0.3 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.4 WNW	0.5 W
Period (s)	15	5	5	5	15	5	5	11	6	5	4	4	4	12	12	12	12	12
Wind waves (m) & direction	0.8 WNW	-	-	-	-	-	0.2 WNW	0.7 WNW	0.5 W	0.7 WNW	-	-	-	0.6 WNW	0.5 W	0.5 WNW	0.5 WNW	0.4 WNW
Period (s)	12	-	-	-	-	-	2	4	4	5	-	-	-	5	5	4	4	4