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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, October 16th, 4:05am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.6 ft 7 sec 330° --- --- 50.4 °F Ocean Station PAPA   12.5 ft 8 sec 241° --- --- 54.0 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 11 sec 298° --- --- 48.4 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 11 sec 291° --- --- 54.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 7 sec 295° --- --- 56.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.3 ft 12 sec 284° --- --- 56.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 54.1 °F Newport PWS North   4.3 ft 17 sec 286° --- --- 57.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.3 ft 13 sec 295° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   4.3 ft 14 sec 292° --- --- 57.4 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.3 ft 13 sec 289° --- --- 55.2 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.9 ft 15 sec 297° --- --- 55.0 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 0-2 kt --- 55.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.6 ft 15 sec 292° --- --- 56.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 70° 56.8 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 20° 65.1 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.2 ft 14 sec 253° --- --- 57.6 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 258° --- --- 61.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 59.0 °F Pajaro Beach, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 243° --- --- 59.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 265° --- --- 59.0 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 340° 59.2 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 0° --- --- 61.3 °F Point Sur, CA   5.9 ft 14 sec 286° --- --- 61.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 264° --- --- 57.2 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 350° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.6 ft 14 sec 271° --- --- 60.6 °F Harvest, CA   6.2 ft 14 sec 279° --- --- 59.5 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 340° 62.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4 kt 140° 65.1 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 6 sec 243° --- --- 63.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 7 sec 274° --- --- 66.4 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 215° --- --- 66.0 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2 kt 310° 67.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 184° --- --- 65.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 330° 63.3 °F San Pedro, CA   3.6 ft 6 sec 277° --- --- 67.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 185° --- --- 66.4 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 211° --- --- 64.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 194° --- --- 65.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 208° --- --- 64.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.5 ft 10 sec 307° --- --- 63.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 201° --- --- 63.5 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 254° --- --- 63.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 261° --- --- 63.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 202° --- --- 66.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 295° --- --- 63.5 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 280° --- --- 64.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 237° --- --- 63.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 187° --- --- 66.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 340° 66.2 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 19-21 kt 320° 66.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 80° 81.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 80° 81.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 100° 81.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 90° 80.8 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 321° --- --- 80.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   5.2 ft 14 sec 336° --- --- 80.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.6 ft 13 sec 340° --- --- 79.9 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.6 ft 13 sec 358° --- --- 80.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 81.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 172° --- --- 80.6 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 14 sec 320° --- --- 79.9 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 14 sec 285° --- --- 81.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec 335° --- --- 80.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 79.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 80° 80.6 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   4.6 ft 12 sec 7° --- --- 85.5 °F Ipan, Guam   3.9 ft 6 sec 80° --- --- 83.3 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.6 ft 13 sec 0° --- --- 86.4 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   3.9 ft 9 sec 126° --- --- 86.4 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.9 ft 15 sec 1° --- --- 82.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 15 sec 305° --- --- 82.4 °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 160911 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 211 AM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 211 AM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 2 AM, a 1029 mb high was 600 nautical miles west of Point Arena, a 1018 mb high was over southwestern Utah, and a 1009 mb low was over Los Mochis, Mexico. Weak onshore flow will prevail through Monday, but with weak offshore flow near the coast during the nights and mornings through Saturday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 211 AM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI 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 SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds... subsiding to W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 11 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 1 foot at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 15 seconds and W 1 foot at 15 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 211 AM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind W 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind SW 10 kt in the evening... becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 14 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 15 seconds and NW 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 15 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less...becoming 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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