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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, April 7th, 12:20pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   3.3 ft 7 sec 205° 12-16 kt 170° 38.7 °F Cape Suckling   3.9 ft 7 sec 244° 12-14 kt 90° 42.3 °F Lower Cook Inlet   2.3 ft 4 sec 327° --- --- 37.8 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   5.6 ft 8 sec 250° 8-12 kt --- 41.7 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.3 ft 10 sec 220° 6-8 kt 20° 34.2 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   5.6 ft 7 sec 167° 17-21 kt 350° 37.4 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   6.6 ft 8 sec 299° 10-12 kt 290° 42.6 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   8.9 ft 8 sec 215° 21-25 kt 180° 38.1 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   5.2 ft 7 sec 287° 17-21 kt 200° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   11.5 ft 9 sec 310° --- --- 37.8 °F SOUTH KODIAK   11.8 ft 11 sec 226° 16-19 kt --- 38.1 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   9.8 ft 9 sec 247° --- --- 38.5 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   14.4 ft 10 sec 275° 21-27 kt --- 39.4 °F Ocean Station PAPA   4.3 ft 17 sec 264° --- --- 42.4 °F Neah Bay   5.6 ft 8 sec 286° 4-8 kt 160° --- NEW DUNGENESS   0.7 ft --- --- 2 kt 170° 48.2 °F Backyard Buoys   6.6 ft 9 sec 286° --- --- --- CAPE ELIZABETH   7.2 ft 9 sec 319° 10-14 kt 320° --- Grays Harbor, WA   6.6 ft 9 sec 303° --- --- 50.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.2 ft 10 sec 291° --- --- 51.3 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   8.5 ft 10 sec 326° 10-12 kt --- --- Astoria Canyon, OR   7.9 ft 10 sec 331° --- --- 51.4 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   8.5 ft 10 sec 348° 10-16 kt 350° 51.8 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 8 sec 326° --- --- 52.0 °F STONEWALL BANK   5.2 ft 7 sec 349° 14-16 kt 360° --- Newport PWS North   3.9 ft 6 sec 333° --- --- 51.6 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   3.9 ft 7 sec 333° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   3.9 ft 7 sec 322° --- --- 51.6 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.9 ft 6 sec 341° --- --- 52.2 °F PORT ORFORD   3.6 ft 15 sec 202° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   6.2 ft 6 sec 31° 19-21 kt 90° --- ST GEORGES   2.6 ft 8 sec 302° 2-4 kt 100° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   2.3 ft 10 sec 297° --- --- 53.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 60° --- EEL RIVER   2.6 ft 15 sec 310° 0-2 kt --- 52.5 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 179° --- --- 54.7 °F PT ARENA   3.0 ft 15 sec 188° 8-12 kt 340° 54.1 °F BODEGA BAY   3.0 ft 13 sec 181° 10-12 kt 300° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   5.2 ft 14 sec 186° 10-12 kt 170° 57.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 193° --- --- 57.7 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 223° --- --- 57.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.3 ft 15 sec 186° 12-14 kt 310° 56.1 °F HALF MOON BAY   2.6 ft 9 sec --- 8-10 kt 320° 56.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 296° --- --- 57.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 270° 57.2 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.6 ft 10 sec 341° --- --- 59.5 °F Point Sur, CA   5.2 ft 14 sec 183° --- --- 56.1 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   6.6 ft 6 sec 326° 19-23 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 193° --- --- 63.5 °F SANTA MARIA   5.9 ft 6 sec 322° 19-21 kt 320° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.9 ft 14 sec 179° --- --- 59.5 °F Harvest, CA   6.2 ft 6 sec 320° --- --- 58.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   5.9 ft 6 sec 310° 23-27 kt 310° 58.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   3.6 ft 6 sec 266° 8-10 kt 250° 60.1 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 200° --- --- 65.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 194° --- --- 63.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 170° --- --- 61.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   3.0 ft 14 sec 174° 2-4 kt 150° 64.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 195° --- --- 66.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   6.6 ft 15 sec 161° 19-23 kt 330° 59.9 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 160° --- --- 66.0 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 168° --- --- 63.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 65.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 182° --- --- 68.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 208° --- --- 66.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.5 ft 13 sec 175° --- --- 62.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 187° --- --- 67.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 7 sec 280° --- --- 65.8 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 244° --- --- 65.7 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 205° --- --- 66.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 7 sec 284° --- --- 66.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 14 sec 185° --- --- 66.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 226° --- --- 64.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 187° --- --- 66.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   4.3 ft 14 sec 185° 8-10 kt 250° --- TANNER BANK   7.2 ft 8 sec 321° 16-17 kt 310° 63.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   5.6 ft 15 sec 297° 8-10 kt 50° 73.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 30° 73.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   4.9 ft 8 sec 38° 14-17 kt 130° 74.1 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.3 ft 17 sec 317° --- --- 75.4 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 130° 74.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.3 ft 6 sec 78° --- --- 74.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 6 sec 88° --- --- 75.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 20 sec 190° --- --- 75.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 20 sec 164° --- --- 75.7 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.3 ft 6 sec 81° --- --- 75.6 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 20 sec 181° --- --- 76.5 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.3 ft 6 sec 106° --- --- 76.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   6.2 ft 15 sec 185° 16-19 kt 80° 77.5 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.2 ft 19 sec 166° 16-17 kt 100° 77.5 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   7.9 ft 10 sec 59° --- --- 82.6 °F Backyard Buoys   1.3 ft 9 sec 260° --- --- --- Ipan, Guam   8.5 ft 10 sec 75° --- --- 82.0 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 14 sec 175° --- --- 86.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 9 sec 35° --- --- 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 070902 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 202 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 202 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern CA coast... At 1 AM, a 1021 mb high was 200 nautical miles west of Monterey and a 1009 mb low was over Las Vegas. Weak onshore flow will continue through Wednesday, with a coastal eddy circulating during the nights and mornings. Stronger onshore flow Wednesday night should bring gusts over 20 knots in the outer waters and associated choppy conditions. Weaker onshore flow will follow Thursday through Saturday. A storm system could generate a few thunderstorms Friday night and Saturday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 202 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming SW 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Wind 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 14 seconds. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming S 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU Wind S 10 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind W 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. SAT Wind SW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of tstms in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 202 AM PDT Tue Apr 7 2026 TODAY Wind W 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Wind W 10 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 14 seconds. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind W 10 to 15 kt...becoming 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft...building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. W 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 6 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU Wind NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of tstms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms after midnight. SAT Wind SW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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