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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, January 14th, 7:30pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Ocean Station PAPA   11.2 ft 10 sec 215° --- --- 44.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 13 sec 295° --- --- 48.9 °F Grays Harbor, WA   8.9 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 50.0 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   9.8 ft 14 sec 254° --- --- 48.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   9.8 ft 12 sec 261° --- --- 52.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.8 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 52.0 °F Newport PWS North   10.5 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- 52.0 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   10.2 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   11.2 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 52.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   10.8 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 53.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.2 ft 14 sec 274° --- --- 53.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 150° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 10° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   10.5 ft 17 sec 281° --- --- 54.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 340° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 56.1 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 20° 58.6 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   6.2 ft 17 sec 275° --- --- 54.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 330° 56.5 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.2 ft 17 sec 277° --- --- 57.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 290° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 351° --- --- 57.2 °F Point Sur, CA   6.6 ft 17 sec 287° --- --- 57.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 330° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 290° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.2 ft 17 sec 292° --- --- 58.6 °F Harvest, CA   5.9 ft 18 sec 286° --- --- 59.5 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 310° 60.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 300° 60.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 226° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 287° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 268° --- --- 60.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 330° 61.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 243° --- --- 61.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 330° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 254° --- --- 61.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 233° --- --- 61.5 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 242° --- --- 60.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 252° --- --- 61.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 245° --- --- 61.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 293° --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 274° --- --- 62.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 264° --- --- 60.8 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 61.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- 62.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 62.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 287° --- --- 62.4 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 59.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- 62.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6 kt 340° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 290° 62.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 300° 77.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 300° 77.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 21-27 kt 180° 76.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 328° --- --- 77.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.3 ft 12 sec 352° --- --- 76.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 12 sec 354° --- --- 77.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   7.5 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 78.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   5.9 ft 7 sec 164° --- --- 77.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 13 sec 317° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 78.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.6 ft 14 sec 337° --- --- 78.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 120° 76.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 150° 78.6 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 9 sec 72° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.5 ft 14 sec 334° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.6 ft 10 sec 47° --- --- 85.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 86.0 °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 141956 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 1156 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 1156 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 12 PM, a 1032 mb high was located 300 nautical miles west of Cape Mendocino, a 1044 mb high was over south-central Idaho, a weak trough of low pressure near 1020 mb was draped across the lower Colorado River Valley. Weak offshore flow during the nights and mornings will alternate with weak onshore northwesterly flow during the afternoons and evenings through Monday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 1156 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less... becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 1 foot at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot 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 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 14 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 1156 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 TONIGHT Wind N 10 kt this evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less... becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. N 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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