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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, January 21st, 6:15am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 4 sec 302° --- --- 39.2 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   3.9 ft 11 sec 210° 2-4 kt 240° 42.8 °F Ocean Station PAPA   7.5 ft 14 sec 258° --- --- 44.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 13 sec 294° --- --- 47.8 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 12 sec 270° --- --- 47.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec 260° --- --- 50.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.6 ft 12 sec 277° --- --- 50.4 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.9 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 50.9 °F Newport PWS North   4.9 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 51.6 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.6 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   4.3 ft 13 sec 288° --- --- 51.6 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.9 ft 13 sec 284° --- --- 52.5 °F PORT ORFORD   5.2 ft 13 sec 276° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   5.9 ft 13 sec 273° --- --- 53.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 170° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 30° 54.7 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   6.2 ft 14 sec 284° --- --- 54.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 340° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 50° 55.8 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 360° 57.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 55.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 80° 55.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 57.4 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 50° 57.4 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 355° --- --- 57.2 °F Point Sur, CA   6.9 ft 14 sec 291° --- --- 57.7 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 350° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   4.9 ft 14 sec 257° --- --- 60.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 50° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.9 ft 15 sec 292° --- --- 59.2 °F Harvest, CA   5.9 ft 14 sec 288° --- --- 60.1 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   5.6 ft 15 sec 298° 4 kt 360° 60.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   3.9 ft 15 sec 268° 2-4 kt 140° 60.8 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 229° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 251° --- --- 61.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 269° --- --- 60.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 60° 61.3 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 251° --- --- 61.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 340° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 261° --- --- 61.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 252° --- --- 61.9 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 238° --- --- 61.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 261° --- --- 61.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 11 sec 239° --- --- 61.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.9 ft 15 sec 289° --- --- 60.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 261° --- --- 61.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 253° --- --- 61.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 266° --- --- 61.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 280° --- --- 62.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 292° --- --- 62.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 267° --- --- 63.3 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 268° --- --- 61.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 273° --- --- 62.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.6 ft 12 sec 272° 2-4 kt 310° 63.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 310° 61.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 220° 75.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 230° 75.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 210° 75.0 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   10.2 ft 8 sec 351° --- --- 76.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   9.2 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 87° --- --- 75.6 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 91° --- --- 76.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.9 ft 13 sec 303° --- --- 77.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.3 ft 6 sec 161° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec 317° --- --- 77.2 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.3 ft 14 sec 289° --- --- 77.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 77.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 70° 75.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 110° 77.2 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 11 sec 49° --- --- 81.9 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.9 ft 14 sec 11° --- --- 85.3 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.9 ft 9 sec 106° --- --- 85.8 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.6 ft 13 sec 1° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 13 sec 348° --- --- 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 211007 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 207 AM PST Wed Jan 21 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 207 AM PST Wed Jan 21 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 1 AM, a 1030 mb high was over eastern Idaho, a 1027 mb high was 500 nautical miles west of Cape Mendocino, and a 1017 mb low covered the Gulf of California and extended northwest along the coast to Monterey. Weak onshore flow today through Thursday will strengthen for Friday and Saturday. Weak offshore flow develops Sunday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 207 AM PST Wed Jan 21 2026 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 16 seconds. TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 16 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less... becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. THU NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds...subsiding to W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. A chance of showers. FRI NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SAT NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening... becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, SW 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Wind NE 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind N 10 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 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- 207 AM PST Wed Jan 21 2026 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 15 seconds and S 1 foot at 17 seconds. TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds and SW 1 foot at 16 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers. THU NIGHT Wind W 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. FRI NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SAT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt...becoming N after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Wind NE 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind N 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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