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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, December 13th, 1:55am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.3 ft 6 sec 255° --- --- 43.7 °F Ocean Station PAPA   15.7 ft 12 sec 71° --- --- 46.4 °F Angeles Point, WA   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 47.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.3 ft 12 sec 257° --- --- 51.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.6 ft 11 sec 268° --- --- 54.1 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 12 sec 277° --- --- 53.1 °F Newport PWS North   4.9 ft 11 sec 278° --- --- 53.8 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   4.9 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 54.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.9 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- 55.0 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 54.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 280° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6 kt 200° 53.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 290° --- --- 54.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 170° 54.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 70° 55.8 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 80° 61.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 13 sec 259° --- --- 54.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 55.4 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 280° --- --- 56.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 10° 59.0 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 349° --- --- 57.9 °F Point Sur, CA   6.9 ft 13 sec 295° --- --- 60.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 160° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.6 ft 14 sec 267° --- --- 60.4 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 190° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 296° --- --- 61.0 °F Harvest, CA   6.2 ft 14 sec 290° --- --- 61.7 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 170° 61.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 300° 63.7 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 208° --- --- 63.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 256° --- --- 63.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- 60.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 260° 62.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 246° --- --- 63.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 240° 61.9 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 267° --- --- 64.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 63.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 218° --- --- 63.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 272° --- --- 63.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 224° --- --- 63.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 295° --- --- 63.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 202° --- --- 63.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 63.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 271° --- --- 63.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 273° --- --- 64.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 296° --- --- 63.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 267° --- --- 64.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 62.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 64.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 320° 65.1 °F TANNER BANK   5.9 ft 13 sec 282° 4-8 kt 280° 63.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 190° 78.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 190° 78.1 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 160° 77.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 150° 77.9 °F Waimea Bay, HI   5.9 ft 10 sec 337° --- --- 78.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.9 ft 11 sec 353° --- --- 77.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.6 ft 11 sec 355° --- --- 79.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec 310° --- --- 79.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 13 sec 162° --- --- 78.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.6 ft 11 sec 331° --- --- 78.3 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 79.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 12 sec 347° --- --- 78.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 90° 77.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 120° 78.6 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   6.6 ft 11 sec 52° --- --- 84.7 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 11 sec 72° --- --- 83.3 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.6 ft 11 sec 37° --- --- 85.5 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.9 ft 7 sec 73° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.6 ft 13 sec 312° --- --- 84.9 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   3.9 ft 11 sec 277° --- --- 85.1 °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 130852 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 1252 AM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 1252 AM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 1245 AM, a broad 1027 mb high was over northern Nevada and a broad 1015 mb low was over southwestern Arizona. Patchy fog over the waters continue to lower visibility to 1 NM or less into Saturday morning. Northwest flow continues to prevail in the afternoons with weak offshore flow at night through Wednesday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 1252 AM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 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. SUN Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 1 foot at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, SW 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 1 foot at 12 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 11 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 10 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 1252 AM PST Sat Dec 13 2025 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening...becoming 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 13 seconds. SUN Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 1 foot at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 1 foot at 12 seconds...subsiding to NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. MON Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening... becoming 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 11 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds...subsiding to NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 10 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less... becoming 3 ft after midnight. W 2 ft at 15 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 13 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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