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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, April 18th, 5:20pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   2.0 ft 14 sec 161° 6-8 kt 10° 40.1 °F Lower Cook Inlet   2.6 ft 5 sec 238° --- --- 38.5 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   4.6 ft 6 sec 158° 12-16 kt --- 43.0 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.0 ft 4 sec 228° 17-23 kt 260° 38.3 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   5.2 ft 5 sec 341° 19-23 kt 350° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   17.1 ft 13 sec 12° --- --- 38.8 °F SOUTH KODIAK   5.2 ft 11 sec 260° 12-14 kt --- 38.7 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   21.0 ft 13 sec 221° --- --- 39.4 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.3 ft --- --- 6-8 kt 330° 48.7 °F Backyard Buoys   2.0 ft 13 sec 252° --- --- --- CAPE ELIZABETH   2.3 ft 8 sec 258° 6-8 kt 150° --- Grays Harbor, WA   2.0 ft 13 sec 232° --- --- 53.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   2.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 53.8 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   2.0 ft 13 sec 202° --- --- 53.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   2.6 ft 9 sec 263° --- --- 52.9 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   3.9 ft 9 sec 236° 12-16 kt 170° 52.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   2.0 ft 13 sec 248° --- --- 55.8 °F STONEWALL BANK   2.3 ft 13 sec 215° 4-6 kt 200° --- Yaquina Channel SW, OR   2.0 ft 14 sec 234° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   2.3 ft 13 sec 233° --- --- 54.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   2.3 ft 8 sec 296° --- --- 53.8 °F PORT ORFORD   2.6 ft 13 sec 216° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   7.5 ft 7 sec 223° 21-27 kt 170° 52.7 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   2.6 ft 8 sec 316° --- --- 55.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 310° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 4 kt 360° 55.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 187° --- --- 55.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 330° 53.4 °F BODEGA BAY   3.0 ft 15 sec 179° 10-12 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   3.6 ft 4 sec 233° 14-16 kt 200° 58.1 °F Point Reyes, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 171° --- --- 55.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 239° --- --- 58.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 320° 56.7 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.3 ft 7 sec --- 8-10 kt 280° 57.7 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 58.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 213° --- --- 56.8 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 250° 55.0 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.6 ft 9 sec 338° --- --- 60.6 °F Point Sur, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 171° --- --- 57.0 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 330° 59.0 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 205° --- --- 57.0 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 14 sec 189° --- --- 60.8 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 196° --- --- 61.9 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 310° 60.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° 57.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 197° --- --- 64.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 197° --- --- 65.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 184° --- --- 64.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   2.3 ft 15 sec 212° 8 kt 270° 63.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 184° --- --- 64.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   3.9 ft 15 sec 155° 10-12 kt 310° 62.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 160° --- --- 67.3 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 185° --- --- 66.6 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 210° --- --- 65.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 186° --- --- 67.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 204° --- --- 66.0 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 185° --- --- 62.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 181° --- --- 66.0 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 230° --- --- 66.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 233° --- --- 66.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- 65.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 8 sec 285° --- --- 68.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 187° --- --- 66.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 232° --- --- 65.1 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 180° --- --- 67.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 240° 67.3 °F TANNER BANK   5.2 ft 10 sec 325° 10-12 kt 300° 63.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   4.9 ft 6 sec 86° 14-16 kt 10° 72.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 360° 73.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   4.3 ft 13 sec 181° 8-10 kt 110° 75.6 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   3.6 ft 6 sec 40° --- --- 76.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 120° 75.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.0 ft 6 sec 79° --- --- 74.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.6 ft 6 sec 75° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 190° --- --- 76.8 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 162° --- --- 77.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 95° --- --- 76.1 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 4 sec 137° --- --- 77.7 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 103° --- --- 77.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   4.6 ft 7 sec 77° 10-12 kt 50° 78.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.6 ft 7 sec 69° 21-23 kt 90° 77.5 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   9.8 ft 13 sec 354° --- --- 80.1 °F Backyard Buoys   4.3 ft 11 sec 274° --- --- --- Ipan, Guam   2.6 ft 13 sec 62° --- --- 81.0 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.6 ft 12 sec 172° --- --- 86.7 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.6 ft 12 sec 227° --- --- 86.5 °F Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Orange County Big Island 48-hour Buoy Charts  -  San Diego Region Oceanside Offshore (CDIP 045) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Torrey Pines Outer (CDIP 100) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Mission Bay West (CDIP 220) Yesterday Today 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Point Loma South (CDIP 191) Yesterday Today ? ? ? ? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 TANNER BANK (NOAA 46047) Yesterday Today -- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 View all buoy charts  >> Buoy data courtesy of NOAA and CDIP

 

Torrey Pines Outer Buoy  -  7-day Forecast Torrey Pines Outer buoy forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Orange County Big Island Torrey Pines Outer Buoy  -  Swell Direction swell direction details Torrey Pines Outer buoy directional graphic courtesy of CDIP

 

Southern California Swell Model Southern California swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

San Diego Swell Model San Diego swell model courtesy of CDIP

 

La Jolla Tide Chart Tide chart courtesy of The University of South Carolina

 

Current Wind Conditions Wind map courtesy of U.S. Naval Air Weapons Center / Weatherflow

 

Cloud Cover Southern California satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive Tropical storms map courtesy of the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

 

Offshore Wave Height Forecast Offshore wave height forecast courtesy of CDIP

 

Marine Forecast FZUS56 KSGX 181958 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 1258 PM PDT Sat Apr 18 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 1258 PM PDT Sat Apr 18 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern CA coast... At 1 PM, a 1023 mb high was 550 nautical miles west of San Diego and a 1014 mb low covered southwest Arizona. Light onshore flow will prevail through Tuesday. Increasing onshore flow and seas are expected by Wednesday and Thursday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 1258 PM PDT Sat Apr 18 2026 TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind W 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. WED Wind NW 10 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind NW 15 kt...becoming around 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU Wind SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 1258 PM PDT Sat Apr 18 2026 TONIGHT Wind W 10 kt this evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind W 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind W 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. WED Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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