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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, January 9th, 5:20pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   8.5 ft 9 sec 128° 19-23 kt 350° 40.8 °F Cape Suckling   16.1 ft 10 sec 120° 35-43 kt 80° 43.3 °F CAPE CLEARE   11.8 ft 8 sec 87° --- --- 43.0 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   12.5 ft 8 sec 160° 31-41 kt 120° 43.0 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   13.8 ft 10 sec 40° 31-41 kt 50° 41.2 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   13.8 ft 11 sec 87° 19-25 kt 20° 39.2 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   19.4 ft 11 sec 183° 33-41 kt 150° 43.9 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   12.1 ft 11 sec 173° 25-33 kt 210° 40.3 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   15.1 ft 12 sec 190° 31-39 kt 230° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   15.7 ft --- 85° 21-27 kt 50° 39.2 °F SOUTH KODIAK   17.1 ft 16 sec 246° 16-19 kt 40° 41.2 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   17.7 ft 11 sec 30° --- --- 41.2 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   15.7 ft 13 sec 33° 23-33 kt 10° 40.6 °F Ocean Station PAPA   16.1 ft 12 sec 192° --- --- 44.4 °F Neah Bay   6.6 ft 8 sec 256° 16-21 kt 120° 49.3 °F NEW DUNGENESS   1.0 ft 11 sec 288° 4-6 kt 190° 48.0 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 10 sec 303° --- --- 48.7 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   8.2 ft 12 sec 284° 16-21 kt 130° --- Grays Harbor, WA   8.2 ft 14 sec 284° --- --- 50.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   6.9 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 50.5 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   8.2 ft 14 sec 286° 10-14 kt --- 52.9 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   8.2 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 52.7 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   10.5 ft 13 sec 302° 17-21 kt 170° 51.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   7.9 ft 12 sec 289° --- --- 50.4 °F STONEWALL BANK   8.9 ft --- 290° 14-16 kt 160° --- Newport PWS North   8.9 ft 14 sec 296° --- --- 53.1 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   8.5 ft 14 sec 305° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   7.2 ft 13 sec 308° --- --- 53.1 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.5 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 54.1 °F PORT ORFORD   9.5 ft 15 sec 297° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   13.1 ft 9 sec 216° 27-31 kt 180° 54.3 °F ST GEORGES   9.8 ft 14 sec 297° 4-6 kt 180° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   7.5 ft 13 sec 309° --- --- 55.2 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 200° --- EEL RIVER   9.5 ft 15 sec 321° 12-16 kt 230° 54.3 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.2 ft 15 sec 312° --- --- 55.2 °F PT ARENA   9.2 ft 15 sec 313° 8-10 kt 190° 55.9 °F BODEGA BAY   10.2 ft 15 sec 289° 0-4 kt --- 55.8 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   6.6 ft 15 sec 305° 19-21 kt 180° 60.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   6.9 ft 15 sec 273° --- --- 55.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   8.2 ft --- 291° 10-12 kt 320° 56.1 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   6.6 ft 14 sec 287° --- --- 57.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 270° 57.7 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   4.6 ft 12 sec 351° --- --- 57.9 °F Point Sur, CA   11.5 ft 13 sec 308° --- --- 58.5 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   10.8 ft 15 sec 316° 10-14 kt 340° --- SANTA MARIA   8.9 ft 14 sec 310° 4-8 kt 320° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   12.5 ft 14 sec 323° --- --- 58.6 °F Harvest, CA   9.8 ft 14 sec 312° --- --- 59.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   9.2 ft 15 sec 302° 4-8 kt 250° 59.7 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   3.6 ft 16 sec 259° 2-4 kt 360° 60.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 14 sec 216° --- --- 61.2 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 253° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 264° --- --- 59.5 °F Santa Monica Basin   3.3 ft 13 sec 151° 12-16 kt 50° 60.4 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 240° --- --- 62.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   9.2 ft 15 sec 309° 10-14 kt 330° 60.1 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 266° --- --- 61.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 251° --- --- 62.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 243° --- --- 61.9 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 62.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 228° --- --- 61.7 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   10.2 ft 15 sec 305° --- --- 60.8 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 230° --- --- 62.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 259° --- --- 62.1 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 15 sec 266° --- --- 62.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 278° --- --- 63.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 289° --- --- 62.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.9 ft 17 sec 278° --- --- 62.6 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 269° --- --- 62.1 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 274° --- --- 63.5 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   6.2 ft 16 sec 285° 10 kt 350° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   10.2 ft --- 317° 8-12 kt 20° 61.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   5.9 ft --- 355° 8-12 kt 140° 78.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   6.6 ft --- 31° 8-12 kt 130° 78.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   5.6 ft 8 sec 115° 10-12 kt 200° 76.5 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 150° 77.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.3 ft 13 sec 317° --- --- 79.2 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.3 ft 8 sec 68° --- --- 77.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 75° --- --- 78.6 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.6 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- 79.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 9 sec 156° --- --- 79.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.3 ft 13 sec 323° --- --- 78.6 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 269° --- --- 78.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 9 sec 105° --- --- 77.7 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   6.9 ft 8 sec 89° 10-12 kt 70° 77.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.2 ft --- 82° 10-12 kt 90° 78.3 °F Ipan, Guam   6.9 ft 7 sec 82° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.6 ft 8 sec 48° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   3.6 ft 7 sec 70° --- --- 85.8 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 8 sec 50° --- --- 85.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.6 ft 9 sec 47° --- --- 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 092052 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 1252 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 1252 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 100 PM, a 1030 mb high was over northern California and a 1012 mb low was over eastern New Mexico. Offshore flow will continue through Monday, becoming weaker to near neutral flow by midweek. Occasional northeast to east gusts to 25 knots through the weekend, highest near the coast. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 1252 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 TONIGHT Wind E 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 14 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. SAT Wind E 10 to 15 kt...becoming W in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning...becoming 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds... subsiding to W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Wind NE 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind E 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds. MON Wind E 10 kt...becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. N 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind N 10 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE Wind NE 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind N 10 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED Wind NE 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 1252 PM PST Fri Jan 9 2026 TONIGHT Wind NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 14 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. SAT Wind NE 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Wind N 10 to 15 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind N 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. MON Wind E 10 kt...becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind N 10 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE Wind NE 10 kt...becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds, SE 1 foot at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind N 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, SE 1 foot at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED Wind NE 10 kt...becoming NW in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, SE 1 foot at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, SE 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. APR Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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