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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, April 21st, 8:50pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 7 sec 222° --- --- 39.2 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   8.9 ft 12 sec 256° 17-21 kt 270° --- Ocean Station PAPA   6.9 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 46.6 °F Backyard Buoys   4.3 ft 9 sec 275° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   4.6 ft 8 sec 298° --- --- 54.3 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.3 ft 8 sec 288° --- --- 53.2 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   5.2 ft 9 sec 290° --- --- 53.8 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.6 ft 8 sec 308° --- --- 54.0 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   5.6 ft --- 312° 8-10 kt 290° 52.9 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 10 sec 296° --- --- 53.8 °F STONEWALL BANK   4.3 ft 9 sec 313° 6-8 kt 330° --- Yaquina Channel SW, OR   3.9 ft 10 sec 296° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   3.9 ft 10 sec 299° --- --- 55.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.9 ft 10 sec 298° --- --- 54.1 °F WEST OREGON   6.9 ft --- 302° 10-12 kt 320° 54.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 302° --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 10° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 230° 53.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 298° --- --- 55.4 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 230° 55.0 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 270° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   9.2 ft --- 309° 16-19 kt 320° 57.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   6.6 ft 12 sec 286° --- --- 57.9 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 259° --- --- 57.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 260° 57.0 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.6 ft 10 sec --- 10-12 kt 250° 57.7 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 270° 58.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 286° --- --- 56.1 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 270° 56.3 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 353° --- --- 55.0 °F Point Sur, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec 298° --- --- 58.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 270° 59.5 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   5.9 ft 12 sec 265° --- --- 57.4 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 300° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   7.5 ft 12 sec 303° --- --- 61.0 °F Harvest, CA   7.5 ft 12 sec 293° --- --- 60.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   6.6 ft 11 sec 306° 10-12 kt 280° 60.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8 kt 240° 61.7 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 210° --- --- 63.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 191° --- --- 63.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 236° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 270° 62.6 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 353° --- --- 64.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 290° 62.8 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 170° --- --- 65.1 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 181° --- --- --- Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 66.6 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 203° --- --- 66.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 211° --- --- 66.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.2 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 63.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 198° --- --- 66.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 15 sec 242° --- --- 66.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 65.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 219° --- --- 66.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 292° --- --- 67.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 243° --- --- 66.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 271° --- --- 64.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 66.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 290° 66.2 °F TANNER BANK   7.2 ft --- 307° 8-10 kt 270° 62.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   6.6 ft --- 299° 2-4 kt 120° 77.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 140° 74.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   7.5 ft 15 sec 20° 4-6 kt 170° 77.4 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 78.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 2 kt 80° 77.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 77.2 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 78.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 277° --- --- 79.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 12 sec 161° --- --- 78.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 78.3 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 242° --- --- 79.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 43° --- --- 79.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   5.6 ft --- 65° 12-14 kt 70° 78.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   4.6 ft --- 283° 14-16 kt 60° 78.1 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   6.9 ft 12 sec 29° --- --- 81.7 °F Backyard Buoys   2.0 ft 10 sec 276° --- --- --- Ipan, Guam   3.0 ft 4 sec --- --- --- 81.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 10 sec 154° --- --- 86.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 14 sec 216° --- --- 86.5 °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 212019 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 119 PM PDT Tue Apr 21 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 119 PM PDT Tue Apr 21 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern CA coast... At 1 PM, a 1020 mb high was about 700 nautical miles west of Punta Eugenia, Mexico, and a 1010 mb low at the center of a storm system was about 300 nautical miles west of Point Arena. Breezy onshore flow is expected today, with a frontal wind shift this evening. Onshore flow strengthens Wednesday, peaking in strength Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday night, creating hazardous conditions for small craft in the outer coastal waters. A coastal eddy will spin intermittently as onshore flow gradually weakens Thursday into Saturday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 119 PM PDT Tue Apr 21 2026 TONIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly this evening. WED Wind NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 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 SW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 7 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 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Wind SW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SAT NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. SUN Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. SUN NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 119 PM PDT Tue Apr 21 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... TONIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers this evening. WED Wind NW 10 to 15 kt...becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind NW 15 to 20 kt...becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. THU Wind W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind W 15 to 20 kt...becoming 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 to 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 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. SUN Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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