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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, February 18th, 2:15pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   2.6 ft 13 sec 194° 12-14 kt 110° 41.0 °F Cape Suckling   3.0 ft 14 sec 240° 2-4 kt 300° 43.2 °F Lower Cook Inlet   2.3 ft 3 sec 222° --- --- 40.3 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   3.0 ft 15 sec 260° 6-10 kt 300° 44.6 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   3.9 ft 5 sec 237° 17-23 kt 230° 37.4 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   12.1 ft 9 sec 265° 17-19 kt 290° 37.4 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   4.3 ft 11 sec 258° 6-10 kt 40° 44.8 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   6.2 ft 11 sec 225° 12-16 kt 220° 38.8 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   9.2 ft 11 sec 204° --- --- 36.9 °F SOUTH KODIAK   8.2 ft 10 sec 214° 10-14 kt --- 40.3 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   9.8 ft 12 sec 214° --- --- 40.3 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   12.1 ft 12 sec 210° 10-16 kt 50° 39.6 °F Ocean Station PAPA   8.2 ft 9 sec 313° --- --- 44.1 °F Neah Bay   7.2 ft 11 sec 269° 10-14 kt 130° 47.5 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.7 ft --- --- 2-4 kt 40° 47.8 °F Backyard Buoys   6.6 ft 13 sec 286° --- --- --- CAPE ELIZABETH   8.2 ft 11 sec 297° 10-16 kt 120° --- Grays Harbor, WA   8.2 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 48.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   7.9 ft 11 sec 281° --- --- 48.0 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   9.5 ft 11 sec 301° 4-6 kt --- 48.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   9.8 ft 12 sec 303° --- --- 48.9 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   8.5 ft 11 sec 318° 4-6 kt 190° 50.7 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   8.5 ft 13 sec 299° --- --- --- STONEWALL BANK   10.5 ft 13 sec 315° 16-19 kt 220° --- Newport PWS North   10.2 ft 13 sec 316° --- --- 51.8 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   10.8 ft 12 sec 306° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   10.5 ft 13 sec 315° --- --- 51.8 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   10.8 ft 13 sec 320° --- --- 52.5 °F PORT ORFORD   12.5 ft 13 sec 307° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   12.1 ft 13 sec 326° 17-21 kt 330° 53.2 °F ST GEORGES   11.8 ft 13 sec 298° 14-19 kt 140° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   11.8 ft 13 sec 309° --- --- 54.1 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 23-31 kt 310° --- EEL RIVER   13.5 ft 13 sec 307° 6-10 kt 220° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   12.5 ft 13 sec 319° --- --- 54.3 °F PT ARENA   14.1 ft 15 sec 319° 8-12 kt 10° 55.9 °F BODEGA BAY   12.8 ft 14 sec 294° 12-17 kt 270° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   14.1 ft 14 sec 343° 17-21 kt 270° 55.9 °F Point Reyes, CA   12.8 ft 13 sec 313° --- --- 56.7 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 55.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 294° 10-14 kt 260° 55.8 °F HALF MOON BAY   9.5 ft 11 sec --- 14-17 kt 270° 57.2 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   9.5 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 57.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 12 kt 210° 57.4 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   5.9 ft 12 sec 353° --- --- 57.0 °F Point Sur, CA   14.1 ft 13 sec 305° --- --- 57.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   14.1 ft 14 sec 307° 10-16 kt 290° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   10.2 ft 14 sec 267° --- --- 62.2 °F SANTA MARIA   14.4 ft 13 sec 312° 8-14 kt 300° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   14.4 ft 13 sec 313° --- --- 59.4 °F Harvest, CA   13.8 ft 13 sec 312° --- --- 59.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   12.8 ft 14 sec 314° 12-16 kt 330° 59.5 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   8.2 ft 13 sec 264° 16-19 kt 290° 58.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   4.9 ft 9 sec 235° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   9.2 ft 11 sec 263° --- --- 60.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   7.2 ft 11 sec 276° --- --- 60.8 °F Santa Monica Basin   7.2 ft 8 sec 259° 16-21 kt 290° 60.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 240° --- --- 61.2 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   12.1 ft 14 sec 301° 14-17 kt 320° 59.7 °F San Pedro, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 61.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   6.2 ft 8 sec 282° --- --- 61.0 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 240° --- --- 61.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   7.9 ft 8 sec 272° --- --- 61.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   6.6 ft 7 sec 268° --- --- 61.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   12.5 ft 14 sec 303° --- --- 59.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   7.5 ft 7 sec 264° --- --- 62.1 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   6.6 ft 8 sec 260° --- --- 62.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   7.5 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 62.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   7.9 ft 12 sec 263° --- --- 62.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   6.2 ft 8 sec 275° --- --- 62.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   8.9 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 62.2 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   7.5 ft 10 sec 267° --- --- 61.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   8.9 ft 11 sec 278° --- --- 62.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   10.2 ft 13 sec 291° 14-17 kt 300° 62.8 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 306° 16-19 kt 330° 60.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 97° 23-29 kt 120° 75.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 25-31 kt 120° 75.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   12.5 ft 9 sec 73° 23-29 kt 80° 73.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   11.2 ft 9 sec 69° --- --- 76.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 21 kt 110° 75.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   7.5 ft 10 sec 36° --- --- 76.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   10.2 ft 11 sec 40° --- --- 74.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   12.1 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 76.3 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.3 ft 9 sec 157° --- --- 77.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 146° --- --- 76.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   10.8 ft 8 sec 68° --- --- 75.2 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 152° --- --- 76.6 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   8.9 ft 10 sec 44° --- --- 75.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   10.5 ft 9 sec 80° 21-25 kt 60° 77.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 73° 25-29 kt 90° 76.6 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 10 sec 77° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.6 ft 10 sec 27° --- --- 84.9 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 13 sec 192° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 13 sec 191° --- --- 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 180950 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 150 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 150 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 1 AM, a 1026 mb high was 500 nautical miles west of Punta Eugenia, Baja California, and a 999 mb low was over the Great Salt Lake. Gales will continue this morning, generating hazardous boating conditions, before decreasing this afternoon. A band of thunderstorms will move through the waters through 8 AM. These thunderstorms are capable of producing lightning, very strong gusty winds and steep hazardous seas, reduced visibility in heavy rain, and waterspouts. After a lull in winds and seas, this afternoon into early Thursday, strong winds will redevelop Thursday, likely producing hazardous conditions again. Conditions will improve Friday and Saturday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 150 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY Wind W 20 to 25 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 11 to 13 ft...subsiding to 9 to 10 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds...subsiding to NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds. Showers likely with isolated tstms this morning, then a slight chance of showers this afternoon. TONIGHT Wind W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft...subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds, W 7 ft at 10 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds... subsiding to W 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 5 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. THU Wind W 10 to 15 kt...becoming SW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft...building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. THU NIGHT Wind NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. FRI Wind NE 10 to 15 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind N 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft...subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds... subsiding to NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning...becoming 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds... subsiding to NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 5 seconds and SW 1 foot at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 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- 150 AM PST Wed Feb 18 2026 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY Wind W 20 to 25 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 12 to 14 ft...subsiding to 9 to 11 ft this afternoon. Wave Detail: W 10 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds...subsiding to NW 3 ft at 6 seconds, W 9 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. Showers likely with isolated tstms this morning. TONIGHT Wind W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds, W 7 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. THU Wind W 10 to 15 kt...becoming 20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft...building to 8 to 9 ft in the afternoon. W 7 ft at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. A chance of showers. THU NIGHT Wind W 20 to 25 kt...becoming NW 15 to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. FRI Wind NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 10 ft... subsiding to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 5 seconds, NW 9 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds...subsiding to NW 4 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft... subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds...subsiding to N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. SUN Wind N 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less... becoming 3 ft after midnight. NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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