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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, April 20th, 7:15pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.9 ft 5 sec 256° --- --- 38.8 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   9.5 ft 9 sec 259° 14-17 kt --- 43.2 °F Ocean Station PAPA   9.8 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 42.3 °F Backyard Buoys   4.3 ft 10 sec 263° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 11 sec 264° --- --- 53.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec 256° --- --- 53.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 55.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec 280° --- --- 54.1 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.9 ft 12 sec 289° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec 291° --- --- 54.5 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.6 ft 12 sec 292° --- --- 53.8 °F PORT ORFORD   6.6 ft 10 sec 280° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.5 ft 11 sec 297° --- --- 52.7 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 10° --- Cape Mendocino, CA   7.9 ft 12 sec 292° --- --- 54.1 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 292° 14-17 kt 130° 54.3 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 110° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 300° 59.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   10.8 ft 12 sec 298° --- --- 57.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   7.5 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 56.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   7.9 ft 13 sec 296° 6-8 kt 150° --- HALF MOON BAY   7.9 ft 11 sec --- 8-10 kt 200° 56.3 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 230° 58.5 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 290° --- --- 55.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 21 kt 150° 56.8 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 359° --- --- 52.3 °F Point Sur, CA   8.9 ft 14 sec 311° --- --- 57.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 130° 58.8 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   4.3 ft 15 sec 269° --- --- 59.5 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 170° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.9 ft 17 sec 290° --- --- 61.0 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 17 sec 299° --- --- 61.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 302° 6 kt 160° 60.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6 kt 270° 60.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 64.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 191° --- --- 64.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 213° --- --- 62.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 260° 62.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 192° --- --- 64.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 210° 62.8 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 163° --- --- 65.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 169° --- --- --- Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 205° --- --- 66.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 184° --- --- 66.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 208° --- --- 65.5 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 172° --- --- 63.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 169° --- --- 65.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 221° --- --- 66.6 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 235° --- --- 66.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 66.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.0 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 67.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 184° --- --- 66.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 234° --- --- 65.1 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 178° --- --- 66.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 280° 66.0 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 230° 63.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 80° 73.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 70° 74.8 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 42° 4-6 kt 190° 76.5 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   3.9 ft 7 sec 57° --- --- 77.9 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 6 kt 160° 75.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.0 ft 8 sec 34° --- --- 75.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.6 ft 8 sec 44° --- --- 77.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 12 sec 184° --- --- 78.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 13 sec 161° --- --- 78.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.6 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 76.6 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.3 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 79.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.6 ft 7 sec --- --- --- 78.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 70° 78.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 70° 78.4 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   6.2 ft 12 sec 15° --- --- 80.8 °F Backyard Buoys   2.0 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- --- Ipan, Guam   2.6 ft 10 sec 86° --- --- 81.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 12 sec 178° --- --- 86.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   3.9 ft 11 sec 205° --- --- 86.7 °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 201927 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 1227 PM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 1227 PM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern CA coast... At 12 PM, a 1018 mb high was about 600 nautical miles southwest of Punta Eugenia, Mexico, and a 1003 mb low covered northwest Nevada. A 1005 mb low at the center of a storm system was about 200 nautical miles west of Cape Mendocino. Weak onshore flow will prevail into Tuesday, increase late Tuesday, peak Wednesday and Wednesday night, then gradually decrease Thursday and Friday. Conditions could be hazardous for small craft Wednesday into Thursday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 1227 PM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026 TONIGHT Wind NW 10 kt this evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 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 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. WED Wind NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU Wind S 10 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind W 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. SAT NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 1227 PM PDT Mon Apr 20 2026 TONIGHT Wind W 10 kt this evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 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, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers. WED Wind NW 10 to 15 kt...becoming 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Wind W 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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