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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, January 27th, 8:15pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.6 ft 5 sec 329° --- --- 38.8 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   14.1 ft 11 sec 173° 25-31 kt 110° --- Ocean Station PAPA   13.1 ft 9 sec 171° --- --- 44.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 47.7 °F Grays Harbor, WA   8.9 ft 8 sec 218° --- --- 47.3 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   8.5 ft 8 sec 214° --- --- 49.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   12.1 ft 8 sec 203° --- --- 52.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   8.5 ft 9 sec 225° --- --- 50.7 °F Newport PWS North   10.8 ft 9 sec 215° --- --- 51.6 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   10.8 ft 9 sec 219° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   11.2 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 52.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   12.5 ft 10 sec 208° --- --- 52.3 °F PORT ORFORD   11.8 ft 10 sec 202° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.9 ft 9 sec 224° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 200° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 170° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.9 ft 8 sec 212° --- --- 54.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 150° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 160° 55.6 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 220° 57.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.3 ft 5 sec 199° --- --- 56.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 55.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 170° 55.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   2.3 ft 8 sec --- 12-14 kt 160° 57.7 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 283° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 180° 58.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.0 ft 14 sec 3° --- --- 57.4 °F Point Sur, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 283° --- --- 58.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 2 kt 220° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 241° --- --- 58.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 286° --- --- 60.3 °F Harvest, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 296° --- --- 60.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 59.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 280° 60.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 207° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 239° --- --- 61.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 252° --- --- 60.3 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 320° 61.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 206° --- --- 61.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 60.3 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 266° --- --- 61.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 61.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 229° --- --- 61.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 61.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 223° --- --- 61.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 241° --- --- 60.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 223° --- --- 61.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 251° --- --- 62.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 261° --- --- 62.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 246° --- --- 63.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 62.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 246° --- --- 63.1 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 267° --- --- 61.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 229° --- --- 63.3 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 310° 63.5 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 320° 62.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 230° 75.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 230° 75.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 180° 75.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec 330° --- --- 78.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 240° 76.5 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 338° --- --- 77.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.3 ft 13 sec 355° --- --- 76.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 13 sec 356° --- --- 77.2 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 13 sec 311° --- --- 78.6 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 15 sec 164° --- --- 77.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 14 sec 330° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 227° --- --- 78.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 11 sec 335° --- --- 77.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 70° 76.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 90° 77.7 °F Ipan, Guam   3.9 ft 8 sec 65° --- --- 82.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.2 ft 15 sec 342° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.9 ft 9 sec 355° --- --- 85.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   8.5 ft 8 sec 0° --- --- 85.6 °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 272222 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 222 PM PST Tue Jan 27 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 222 PM PST Tue Jan 27 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 2 PM, a 1036 mb high was over western Colorado, a 1025 mb high was 350 nautical miles southwest of San Diego, and trough of low pressure ranging from 1020-1024 mb was draped over Baja California into western Arizona. Offshore flow during the nights and mornings will alternate with northwest onshore flow during the afternoons and evenings today through Sunday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 222 PM PST Tue Jan 27 2026 TONIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds...subsiding to W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 14 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. THU 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 SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, SW 1 foot at 14 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 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 SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW 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 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 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, SW 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, SW 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 222 PM PST Tue Jan 27 2026 TONIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. WED Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT 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 1 foot at 14 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 14 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 14 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 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 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 4 ft at 16 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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