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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, January 4th, 5:55pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Ocean Station PAPA   8.2 ft 10 sec 257° --- --- 44.6 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.6 ft 9 sec 299° --- --- 48.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   7.5 ft 11 sec 218° --- --- 51.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   8.9 ft 11 sec 214° --- --- 52.0 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   9.8 ft 10 sec 210° 12-14 kt --- 52.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   9.2 ft 11 sec 191° --- --- 52.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   7.2 ft 8 sec 248° --- --- 51.8 °F Newport PWS North   10.8 ft 10 sec 233° --- --- 53.6 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   10.5 ft 11 sec 215° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   9.8 ft 11 sec 223° --- --- 53.4 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.5 ft 9 sec 255° --- --- 54.0 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   9.2 ft 11 sec 302° --- --- 55.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 25-31 kt 320° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 170° 55.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.5 ft 10 sec 288° --- --- 55.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 210° 56.5 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 10-16 kt 240° 56.5 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 260° 60.1 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   10.8 ft 13 sec 279° --- --- 56.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 240° 57.2 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   8.5 ft 11 sec 283° --- --- 58.1 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 14 kt 180° 58.3 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   5.2 ft 12 sec 352° --- --- 58.3 °F Point Sur, CA   11.2 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 58.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 200° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 210° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   10.5 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 59.2 °F Harvest, CA   9.5 ft 13 sec 297° --- --- 59.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 110° 58.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 330° 61.2 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 229° --- --- 61.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 267° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   5.9 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 250° 61.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 240° --- --- 62.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 250° 58.6 °F San Pedro, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 62.6 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 63.0 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 240° --- --- 63.0 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   4.6 ft 12 sec 268° --- --- 62.8 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 249° --- --- 62.8 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   10.8 ft 13 sec 296° --- --- 62.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 264° --- --- 63.0 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 63.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 63.7 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 280° --- --- 63.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 9 sec 274° --- --- 63.3 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.9 ft 14 sec 287° --- --- 63.3 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 272° --- --- 62.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   6.2 ft 12 sec 284° --- --- 63.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 180° 63.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 240° 63.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 110° 78.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 110° 77.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 90° 76.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 140° 77.4 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 9° --- --- 77.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 14° --- --- 76.5 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 77.7 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.9 ft 6 sec 156° --- --- 77.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.0 ft 6 sec 158° --- --- 76.8 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.5 ft 12 sec 2° --- --- 77.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 78.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   8.2 ft 13 sec 15° --- --- 77.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 80° 76.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 110° 78.3 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   10.2 ft 12 sec 326° --- --- 84.2 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 8 sec 93° --- --- 82.6 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.9 ft 8 sec 57° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   3.3 ft 10 sec 79° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 15 sec 352° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 14 sec 338° --- --- 85.8 °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 042120 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 120 PM PST Sun Jan 4 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 120 PM PST Sun Jan 4 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 130 PM, a 1020 mb high was near the Four Corners and a 996 mb low was over northern Idaho. Southwesterly winds have picked up this afternoon, with gusts near 15-20 kts at times. Lighter winds expected for Monday with breezy southerly flow again on Tuesday before switching to northwesterly by Wednesday. A line of rain is making its way across the local waters currently through the late afternoon with another round expected this evening into the overnight hours tonight, featuring a small chance for thunderstorms. Lower shower chances persist into Tuesday afternoon, but drier weather follows for Wednesday into the end of the week. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 120 PM PST Sun Jan 4 2026 TONIGHT Wind S 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. MON Wind SW 10 kt in the morning...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft...subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, SW 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds...subsiding to S 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning. MON NIGHT Wind SE 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. TUE Wind SE 10 kt in the morning...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening... becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. FRI Wind NE 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind NE 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 1 foot at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. 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- 120 PM PST Sun Jan 4 2026 TONIGHT Wind S 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds, S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds. Showers. MON Wind W 10 kt in the morning...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft...subsiding to 3 to 4 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 10 seconds and W 5 ft at 12 seconds...subsiding to S 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 3 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning. MON NIGHT Wind SE 10 kt...becoming S after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds, SE 1 foot at 7 seconds and W 3 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 5 seconds and W 2 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers. TUE NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. THU Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. FRI Wind NE 10 kt...becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind N 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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