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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, January 28th, 4:25am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   8.5 ft 11 sec 132° 14-17 kt 360° 40.3 °F Cape Suckling   8.9 ft 11 sec 168° 14-17 kt 70° 43.7 °F Lower Cook Inlet   2.3 ft 3 sec 338° --- --- 38.7 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   13.1 ft 10 sec 157° 31-37 kt 160° --- SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   4.9 ft 5 sec 31° 21-25 kt 30° 39.6 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   16.1 ft 11 sec 354° 21-27 kt 360° 37.9 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   15.1 ft 11 sec 176° 25-33 kt 140° 44.8 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   8.9 ft 9 sec 148° 12-14 kt 60° 39.0 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   9.5 ft 10 sec 157° 16-21 kt 140° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   16.1 ft 12 sec 51° 17-25 kt 220° 38.7 °F SOUTH KODIAK   6.6 ft 9 sec 130° 16-17 kt --- 40.5 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   11.5 ft 11 sec 8° --- --- 40.1 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   14.1 ft 12 sec 24° 21-27 kt 40° 39.9 °F Ocean Station PAPA   10.8 ft 13 sec 244° --- --- 44.2 °F Neah Bay   7.5 ft 11 sec 216° 16-19 kt 190° 48.6 °F NEW DUNGENESS   3.3 ft 5 sec 115° 6-8 kt 160° 47.7 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 6 sec 63° --- --- 47.7 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   10.8 ft 10 sec 204° 14-17 kt 180° --- Grays Harbor, WA   12.1 ft 11 sec 225° --- --- 47.3 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   10.8 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 50.0 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   11.2 ft 11 sec 213° 17-21 kt --- 52.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   11.8 ft 11 sec 205° --- --- 52.2 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   13.5 ft 11 sec 211° 17-21 kt 190° 51.1 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   9.2 ft 11 sec 231° --- --- 50.5 °F STONEWALL BANK   12.1 ft 10 sec 211° 17-21 kt 180° --- Newport PWS North   10.2 ft 11 sec 223° --- --- 51.6 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   9.2 ft 11 sec 230° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   9.5 ft 11 sec 225° --- --- 51.6 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.2 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 52.5 °F PORT ORFORD   10.5 ft 10 sec 234° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   13.5 ft 10 sec 206° 21-27 kt 200° 54.1 °F ST GEORGES   9.2 ft 9 sec 244° 14-17 kt 130° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.6 ft 10 sec 243° --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 29-39 kt 190° --- EEL RIVER   8.2 ft 10 sec 241° 10-14 kt 140° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.5 ft 10 sec 263° --- --- 54.1 °F PT ARENA   6.9 ft 10 sec 269° 4-8 kt 120° 55.2 °F BODEGA BAY   5.6 ft 10 sec 282° 6-8 kt 30° 55.6 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   12.1 ft 15 sec 287° 10-12 kt 190° 57.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec 293° --- --- 56.7 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 286° --- --- 55.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.9 ft 17 sec 283° 4-6 kt 20° 55.9 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.3 ft 9 sec --- 6-8 kt 290° 57.7 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 262° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 80° 58.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.3 ft 12 sec 343° --- --- 57.4 °F Point Sur, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 300° --- --- 58.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   2.3 ft 14 sec 289° 12-14 kt 320° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 252° --- --- 58.5 °F SANTA MARIA   2.6 ft 14 sec 259° 14-16 kt 340° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 283° --- --- 59.9 °F Harvest, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 283° --- --- 60.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° 59.7 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   2.0 ft 11 sec 268° 0-2 kt --- 60.8 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 208° --- --- 60.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 225° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 229° --- --- 60.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   2.6 ft 11 sec 252° 10-12 kt 320° 61.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 216° --- --- 60.8 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   3.9 ft 4 sec 315° 17-21 kt 310° 60.3 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 246° --- --- 61.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 200° --- --- 61.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 210° --- --- 60.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 61.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 205° --- --- 61.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec 274° --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 212° --- --- 61.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 239° --- --- 61.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 253° --- --- 61.7 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 228° --- --- 62.6 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 11 sec 280° --- --- 61.9 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 221° --- --- 63.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 255° --- --- 60.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 254° --- --- 63.1 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.0 ft 13 sec 217° 10-12 kt 330° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   3.3 ft 14 sec 287° 16-19 kt 320° 61.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   6.2 ft 15 sec 308° 16-19 kt 220° 75.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 220° 75.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   9.5 ft 15 sec 338° 8-10 kt 200° 74.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   7.9 ft 15 sec 335° --- --- 77.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 210° 76.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   7.9 ft 14 sec 339° --- --- 76.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.3 ft 14 sec 350° --- --- 75.9 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 17 sec 354° --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 13 sec 305° --- --- 77.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 14 sec 169° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.2 ft 15 sec 327° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 219° --- --- 78.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 342° --- --- 77.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   5.9 ft 14 sec 345° 12-14 kt 80° 76.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   5.6 ft 8 sec 107° 12-14 kt 100° 77.4 °F Ipan, Guam   4.3 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 82.8 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.9 ft 13 sec 337° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   8.2 ft 9 sec 357° --- --- 85.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   8.2 ft 8 sec 357° --- --- 85.5 °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 281004 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 204 AM PST Wed Jan 28 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 204 AM PST Wed Jan 28 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 1 AM, a 1028 mb high was 400 nautical miles west of Point Conception and a 1023 mb low was over Long Beach and extended south along the Baja California coast. 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- 204 AM PST Wed Jan 28 2026 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. TONIGHT 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 12 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 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 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 17 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and SW 1 foot 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 15 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 12 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, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 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 4 ft at 17 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 204 AM PST Wed Jan 28 2026 TODAY Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 ft this morning... becoming 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. TONIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 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 12 seconds and W 4 ft at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening... becoming 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 17 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 15 seconds and S 1 foot 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 15 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 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening... becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. SUN Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 5 ft at 17 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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