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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, January 15th, 7:50pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   15.1 ft --- 136° 33-43 kt 110° 41.0 °F Cape Suckling   14.4 ft --- 121° 31-41 kt 110° 43.3 °F Lower Cook Inlet   2.6 ft 4 sec 134° --- --- 38.8 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   11.5 ft 12 sec 193° 19-23 kt 130° 43.0 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   4.6 ft --- 39° 21-25 kt 50° 38.8 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   9.8 ft --- 38° 19-29 kt 20° 38.3 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   10.5 ft 11 sec 179° 19-25 kt 130° 45.7 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   15.7 ft --- 171° 25-31 kt 140° 39.7 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   14.8 ft --- 187° 27-33 kt 150° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   11.8 ft 8 sec 49° 25-33 kt 40° 39.0 °F SOUTH KODIAK   19.7 ft 13 sec 182° 19-25 kt --- 40.6 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   10.2 ft 7 sec 93° --- --- 39.9 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   12.8 ft 9 sec 12° 29-41 kt 40° 40.1 °F Ocean Station PAPA   15.1 ft 11 sec 182° --- --- 44.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 13 sec 296° --- --- 48.7 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.6 ft 11 sec 261° --- --- 50.9 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.6 ft 13 sec 259° --- --- 48.9 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   5.2 ft 12 sec 295° 14-17 kt --- --- Astoria Canyon, OR   6.2 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 51.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.9 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 50.7 °F Newport PWS North   4.9 ft 14 sec 274° --- --- 52.2 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.9 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   4.6 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 52.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.2 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- 53.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.9 ft 14 sec 280° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 90° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 60° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.9 ft 11 sec 291° --- --- 54.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 10° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 10° 55.8 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 19-21 kt 30° 58.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 55.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 100° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 57.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 2 kt 220° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec 346° --- --- 57.2 °F Point Sur, CA   6.2 ft 14 sec 285° --- --- 57.7 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   6.6 ft 13 sec 280° 6-10 kt 350° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 340° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.9 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 58.6 °F Harvest, CA   6.2 ft 14 sec 279° --- --- 59.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 290° 60.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 260° 60.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 229° --- --- 61.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 267° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 60.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 280° 61.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 247° --- --- 62.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   5.6 ft 15 sec 296° 12-14 kt 290° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 62.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 62.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 236° --- --- 61.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 268° --- --- 62.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 247° --- --- 61.5 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.2 ft 15 sec 278° --- --- 61.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 263° --- --- 62.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 260° --- --- 62.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 267° --- --- 61.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 280° --- --- 62.8 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 285° --- --- 62.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 284° --- --- 62.4 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 272° --- --- 61.0 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 278° --- --- 62.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 20° 64.0 °F TANNER BANK   6.2 ft 15 sec 300° 8-10 kt 320° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   19.4 ft --- 314° 14-17 kt 10° 77.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   18.7 ft --- 310° 14-19 kt 10° 77.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   11.5 ft 12 sec 299° 19-27 kt 320° 75.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   14.8 ft 17 sec 317° --- --- 77.2 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.6 ft 13 sec 352° --- --- 76.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.5 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.4 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   8.2 ft 17 sec 312° --- --- 77.7 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 7 sec 214° --- --- 77.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.5 ft 13 sec 311° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.6 ft 12 sec 289° --- --- 78.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 8 sec 93° --- --- 78.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   6.2 ft --- 310° 6-8 kt 200° 77.0 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.2 ft --- 330° 10-12 kt 10° 78.3 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 9 sec 68° --- --- 82.9 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   9.5 ft 9 sec 60° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.9 ft 8 sec 59° --- --- 84.4 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 8 sec 57° --- --- 86.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 15 sec 341° --- --- 86.2 °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 152126 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 126 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 126 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 130 PM, a 1039 mb high was over central Idaho and lower pressure of 1020 mb was over coastal California. Weak offshore flow during the nights and mornings will alternate with weak onshore northwesterly flow during the afternoons and evenings through Tuesday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 126 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 TONIGHT 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...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. 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: W 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...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: 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: W 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, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less... becoming 3 ft after midnight. 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: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON 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, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds... subsiding to S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 126 PM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 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 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: 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: SW 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 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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