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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, March 6th, 10:25pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   9.2 ft 10 sec 181° 10-14 kt 110° --- Cape Suckling   23.6 ft 12 sec 207° 33-41 kt 250° 42.8 °F Lower Cook Inlet   7.2 ft 6 sec --- --- --- --- FAIRWEATHER GROUND   18.0 ft 10 sec 233° 25-31 kt --- --- SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   7.2 ft 7 sec 258° 21-27 kt 250° 37.8 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   9.5 ft 8 sec 349° 21-29 kt 360° 37.4 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   15.1 ft 10 sec 245° 23-31 kt 250° 45.0 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   23.0 ft 13 sec 216° 25-35 kt 230° 38.5 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   23.6 ft 13 sec 232° 25-31 kt 230° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   6.2 ft 9 sec 31° --- --- 36.7 °F SOUTH KODIAK   14.8 ft 10 sec 219° 21-25 kt --- 39.7 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   6.9 ft 9 sec 356° --- --- 38.8 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   7.2 ft 9 sec 6° 17-21 kt --- 39.2 °F Ocean Station PAPA   13.1 ft 12 sec 248° --- --- 43.7 °F Neah Bay   7.2 ft 10 sec 273° 8 kt 230° 48.6 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.3 ft --- --- 8-10 kt 120° 47.5 °F Backyard Buoys   5.9 ft 10 sec 267° --- --- --- CAPE ELIZABETH   6.2 ft 11 sec 278° 10-14 kt 260° --- Grays Harbor, WA   5.9 ft 11 sec 267° --- --- 50.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.9 ft 11 sec 264° --- --- 47.7 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   7.2 ft 10 sec 279° 10-12 kt --- 50.0 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.2 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- 51.1 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   6.6 ft 11 sec 289° 10-14 kt 290° 50.7 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.6 ft 8 sec 280° --- --- 51.1 °F STONEWALL BANK   6.2 ft 9 sec 289° 4-6 kt 250° --- Newport PWS North   5.9 ft 10 sec 292° --- --- 51.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.2 ft 11 sec 286° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   6.2 ft 10 sec 296° --- --- 51.4 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.6 ft 11 sec 291° --- --- 52.9 °F WEST OREGON   7.5 ft 10 sec 294° 12-14 kt 320° 52.7 °F ST GEORGES   7.2 ft 11 sec 332° 19-21 kt 340° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.5 ft 11 sec 312° --- --- 54.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 220° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 10° 53.8 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.5 ft 7 sec 337° --- --- 54.1 °F PT ARENA   9.5 ft 9 sec 309° 23-29 kt 340° 54.5 °F BODEGA BAY   8.5 ft 10 sec 312° 17-19 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   7.2 ft 11 sec 313° 17-21 kt 360° 56.5 °F Point Reyes, CA   11.5 ft 11 sec 311° --- --- 55.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   6.2 ft 10 sec 288° --- --- 57.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 310° 54.5 °F HALF MOON BAY   7.2 ft 9 sec --- 10-14 kt 330° 55.9 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 293° --- --- 56.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 290° 55.4 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 342° --- --- 57.9 °F Point Sur, CA   10.2 ft 11 sec 303° --- --- 56.3 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 350° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   5.6 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 52.9 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 340° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   10.2 ft 11 sec 320° --- --- 58.6 °F Harvest, CA   7.5 ft 11 sec 302° --- --- 55.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 310° 56.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 240° 57.4 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 14 sec 193° --- --- 57.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 12 sec 278° --- --- 59.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 178° --- --- 59.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 350° 60.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 212° --- --- 60.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   5.6 ft 12 sec 304° 14-16 kt 330° 56.5 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 166° --- --- 60.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 168° --- --- 59.5 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 60.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 184° --- --- 61.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 206° --- --- 60.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.9 ft 11 sec 306° --- --- 58.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 191° --- --- 60.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 267° --- --- 62.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 246° --- --- 61.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 208° --- --- 61.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 291° --- --- 62.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 289° --- --- 62.1 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 61.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 253° --- --- 61.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 330° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 340° 60.1 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   6.2 ft 9 sec 98° 12-14 kt 130° 75.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 120° 75.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   9.5 ft 9 sec 105° 17-21 kt 100° 74.3 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.9 ft 9 sec 81° --- --- 77.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 100° 75.0 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.2 ft 9 sec 79° --- --- 75.0 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.9 ft 9 sec 77° --- --- 76.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 14 sec 266° --- --- 77.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 6 sec 147° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.2 ft 9 sec 75° --- --- 75.2 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 5 sec 165° --- --- 77.7 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   8.2 ft 9 sec 91° --- --- 76.3 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   8.5 ft 9 sec 86° 17-21 kt 70° 76.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   7.9 ft 9 sec 77° 17-21 kt 80° 77.0 °F Ipan, Guam   6.2 ft 7 sec 69° --- --- 81.5 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.2 ft 13 sec 2° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.9 ft 13 sec 198° --- --- 85.3 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   7.5 ft 13 sec 197° --- --- 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 062051 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 1251 PM PST Fri Mar 6 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 1251 PM PST Fri Mar 6 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 1 PM, a 1037 mb high was 700 nautical miles west of San Francisco and a 1015 mb low was over the California Bight. Onshore/northwesterly flow in the afternoon hours is met with offshore/northeasterly flow for the nights and mornings through Sunday. Infrequent gusts near 20 knots in the outer coastal waters near San Clemente Island early Saturday morning. Flow turns more steadily onshore by Monday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 1251 PM PST Fri Mar 6 2026 TONIGHT Wind N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT Wind N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind N 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. SUN Wind N 10 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. MON Wind E 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind S 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. TUE Wind S 10 kt...becoming SW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, SW 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 16 seconds. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 1251 PM PST Fri Mar 6 2026 TONIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt...becoming N after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds, NW 4 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT Wind N 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt... becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, N 4 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind N 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, N 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. SUN Wind N 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind NW 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. MON Wind SW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind SW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. TUE Wind S 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 18 seconds. WED 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 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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