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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, April 18th, 1:50am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.0 ft 4 sec 222° --- --- 39.0 °F Backyard Buoys   2.6 ft 8 sec 282° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   3.0 ft 8 sec 302° --- --- 51.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.0 ft 9 sec 289° --- --- 51.6 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.3 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 51.4 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.0 ft 8 sec 309° --- --- 52.5 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec 313° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   3.9 ft 9 sec 315° --- --- 52.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.3 ft 9 sec 315° --- --- 52.0 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.6 ft 9 sec 319° --- --- 52.7 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 300° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 360° 52.7 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.9 ft 9 sec 337° --- --- 54.0 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 330° 53.1 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 240° 57.9 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.9 ft 10 sec 325° --- --- 55.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 225° --- --- 57.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 305° 14-17 kt 330° 55.9 °F HALF MOON BAY   3.9 ft 6 sec --- 12-14 kt 320° 57.0 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 340° 58.3 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 10 sec 293° --- --- 56.1 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 320° 54.3 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.0 ft 11 sec 341° --- --- 59.4 °F Point Sur, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec 314° --- --- 56.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 330° 58.3 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 295° --- --- 54.9 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 340° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.9 ft 11 sec 316° --- --- 60.4 °F Harvest, CA   5.6 ft 11 sec 313° --- --- 59.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 301° 12-16 kt 320° 59.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2 kt 330° 57.7 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 196° --- --- 63.3 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 205° --- --- 61.7 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 181° --- --- 62.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 61.2 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 166° --- --- 63.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 320° 61.0 °F San Pedro, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 188° --- --- 65.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 185° --- --- 64.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 207° --- --- 65.1 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 201° --- --- 64.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 209° --- --- 65.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.2 ft 12 sec 297° --- --- 61.0 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 65.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 228° --- --- 65.8 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 239° --- --- 66.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 65.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 285° --- --- 66.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 15 sec 194° --- --- 65.3 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 235° --- --- 63.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.6 ft 15 sec 187° --- --- 66.0 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 350° 65.5 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 320° 63.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 100° 72.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 90° 73.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 60° 75.7 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   3.0 ft 11 sec 317° --- --- 76.1 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 80° 75.7 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.0 ft 4 sec 78° --- --- 75.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.6 ft 5 sec 85° --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 180° --- --- 77.2 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 164° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 85° --- --- 76.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 178° --- --- 78.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 105° --- --- 77.9 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 78.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 77.5 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   13.1 ft 13 sec 333° --- --- 80.2 °F Backyard Buoys   5.9 ft 11 sec 278° --- --- --- Ipan, Guam   2.3 ft 13 sec 80° --- --- 80.8 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.6 ft 13 sec 179° --- --- 87.3 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   3.9 ft 13 sec 202° --- --- 87.1 °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 172016 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 116 PM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 116 PM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern CA coast... At 1 PM, a 1024 mb high was over the Great Salt Lake and another 1024 mb high was 500 nautical miles west of Monterey. A 1006 mb low covered southeast Arizona. Onshore flow will become brisk this afternoon and evening. Relatively neutral flow will bring light and variable winds tonight into Saturday, with onshore flow returning later Saturday. Onshore flow will prevail Sunday through Wednesday, increasing for Tuesday night and Wednesday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 116 PM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026 TONIGHT Wind W 10 kt this evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind W 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. TUE NIGHT Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 116 PM PDT Fri Apr 17 2026 TONIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt this evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT 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 S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind W 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE 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 S 2 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. TUE NIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, W 4 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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