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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, January 22nd, 8:25pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   2.3 ft 10 sec 179° 10-12 kt 360° 39.7 °F Lower Cook Inlet   1.3 ft 4 sec 7° --- --- 39.0 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   4.3 ft 14 sec 249° 8-10 kt 10° 43.0 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   12.8 ft 15 sec 215° 17-19 kt 140° 38.5 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   3.9 ft 13 sec 230° 4-6 kt 30° 39.7 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   10.5 ft 17 sec 248° --- --- 40.1 °F Ocean Station PAPA   6.6 ft 12 sec 265° --- --- 44.6 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.3 ft --- --- 6-8 kt 20° 47.8 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 11 sec 298° --- --- 48.0 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.9 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 48.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.6 ft 14 sec 260° --- --- 47.3 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   4.6 ft 14 sec 285° 4-6 kt --- 50.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.9 ft 14 sec 279° --- --- 49.6 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   3.9 ft 13 sec 283° 2-4 kt 310° 51.4 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.3 ft 14 sec 282° --- --- 50.5 °F STONEWALL BANK   4.6 ft 14 sec 270° 10-12 kt 30° --- Newport PWS North   4.6 ft 14 sec 286° --- --- 51.6 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.6 ft 14 sec 277° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   4.6 ft 14 sec 282° --- --- 51.4 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.2 ft 14 sec 282° --- --- 52.2 °F PORT ORFORD   6.9 ft 14 sec 298° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   4.6 ft 13 sec 284° 12-16 kt 310° 54.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.9 ft 14 sec 287° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 240° --- EEL RIVER   8.5 ft 15 sec 295° 17-21 kt 360° 54.5 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.2 ft 7 sec 328° --- --- 55.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 272° 17-21 kt 320° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   5.9 ft 15 sec 290° 14-16 kt 310° 55.9 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   7.9 ft 14 sec 300° 17-21 kt 360° 57.0 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.6 ft 15 sec 275° --- --- 55.9 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 287° 12-16 kt 310° 56.5 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.9 ft 9 sec --- 14-16 kt 310° 57.2 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 272° --- --- 57.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 16 kt 260° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 346° --- --- 57.7 °F Point Sur, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 293° --- --- 58.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   4.3 ft 11 sec 287° 14-16 kt 340° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 267° --- --- 61.5 °F SANTA MARIA   4.3 ft 10 sec 286° 6-8 kt 350° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.3 ft 12 sec 286° --- --- 59.0 °F Harvest, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 288° --- --- 60.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   4.6 ft 11 sec 282° 6-8 kt 340° 60.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   2.6 ft 10 sec 266° 4 kt 290° 61.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 226° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 274° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 60.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 279° 6 kt 280° 61.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 247° --- --- 61.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- 286° 8-12 kt 350° 61.0 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 274° --- --- 62.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 262° --- --- 61.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 243° --- --- 61.7 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 220° --- --- 62.1 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 238° --- --- 61.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 60.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 62.2 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 259° --- --- 61.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 62.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 62.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 296° --- --- 62.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 244° --- --- 63.3 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 262° --- --- 61.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 281° --- --- 63.1 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.6 ft 11 sec 287° 6-8 kt 310° 63.5 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 286° 2-4 kt 20° 62.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 319° 10-14 kt 330° 75.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° 75.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 317° 10-14 kt 120° 75.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   8.5 ft 13 sec 304° --- --- 76.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 40° 75.7 °F Waimea Bay, HI   8.5 ft 13 sec 314° --- --- 76.8 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.2 ft 14 sec 346° --- --- 75.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 14 sec 351° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   5.2 ft 14 sec 308° --- --- 77.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 8 sec 155° --- --- 76.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.9 ft 14 sec 323° --- --- 76.6 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.6 ft 14 sec 285° --- --- 77.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 9 sec 91° --- --- 77.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 76° 14-16 kt 70° 75.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.2 ft 14 sec 321° 14-16 kt 70° 77.4 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 7 sec 117° --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.2 ft 9 sec 60° --- --- 85.5 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.2 ft 10 sec 74° --- --- 86.7 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.6 ft 9 sec 350° --- --- 86.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 10 sec 336° --- --- 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 222130 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 130 PM PST Thu Jan 22 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 130 PM PST Thu Jan 22 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 130 PM, a 1028 mb high was 400 nautical miles west of Cape Mendocino, a 1026 mb high was over Durango, CO/Farmington, NM, and a 1016 mb low covered the Southern California Bight. Weak onshore flow today will strengthen for Friday and Saturday. Weak offshore flow develops Saturday night. Offshore flow during the nights and mornings will alternate with northwest onshore flow during afternoons and evenings Saturday night through Tuesday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 130 PM PST Thu Jan 22 2026 TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. FRI 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. A slight chance of showers. FRI NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt after midnight. 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. A slight chance of showers. SAT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. W 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. SAT NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, SW 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Wind NE 10 kt in the morning...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN 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 S 1 foot at 15 seconds. MON 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 15 seconds. MON 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 S 1 foot at 15 seconds. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 3 seconds, NE 1 foot at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 130 PM PST Thu Jan 22 2026 TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. FRI 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 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. FRI NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Wind E 10 kt in the morning...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and SE 1 foot at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming N 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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