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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Wednesday, January 14th, 4:30pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Ocean Station PAPA   11.8 ft 12 sec 178° --- --- 43.9 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.6 ft 13 sec 303° --- --- 49.6 °F Grays Harbor, WA   9.8 ft 13 sec 260° --- --- 50.0 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   9.8 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 48.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   11.5 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 52.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   10.2 ft 13 sec 272° --- --- 51.6 °F Newport PWS North   9.5 ft 15 sec 274° --- --- 52.0 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   9.8 ft 12 sec 264° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   9.8 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- 52.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   9.8 ft 15 sec 279° --- --- 53.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.2 ft 15 sec 270° --- --- 53.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-17 kt 140° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 360° 54.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   10.8 ft 15 sec 278° --- --- 54.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 340° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 320° 55.8 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 40° 58.8 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.2 ft 17 sec 279° --- --- 55.0 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 330° 56.5 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 270° 58.1 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 346° --- --- 57.7 °F Point Sur, CA   5.9 ft 13 sec 289° --- --- 57.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 340° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 310° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.6 ft 13 sec 299° --- --- 59.2 °F Harvest, CA   5.6 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 60.6 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 260° 61.2 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 290° 61.7 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 11 sec 221° --- --- 61.9 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 270° --- --- 62.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 275° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 270° 61.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 239° --- --- 61.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 290° 60.8 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 253° --- --- 62.2 °F San Pedro South, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 250° --- --- 62.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 245° --- --- 61.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 266° --- --- 61.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.2 ft 12 sec 285° --- --- 61.2 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 62.8 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 254° --- --- 61.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 62.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 63.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 292° --- --- 61.9 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 280° --- --- 62.8 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 60.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec --- --- --- 62.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 300° 63.7 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° 62.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 290° 77.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 290° 77.5 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 180° 76.3 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 321° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.6 ft 12 sec 350° --- --- 76.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.6 ft 13 sec 348° --- --- 77.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   7.9 ft 6 sec 182° --- --- 77.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   6.2 ft 6 sec 184° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 324° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 285° --- --- 78.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 335° --- --- 78.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 130° 76.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 140° 78.6 °F Ipan, Guam   5.9 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   7.9 ft 14 sec 336° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.9 ft 9 sec 97° --- --- 85.5 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   4.6 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 85.8 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.3 ft 9 sec 49° --- --- 86.2 °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 141956 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 1156 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 1156 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 12 PM, a 1032 mb high was located 300 nautical miles west of Cape Mendocino, a 1044 mb high was over south-central Idaho, a weak trough of low pressure near 1020 mb was draped across the lower Colorado River Valley. Weak offshore flow during the nights and mornings will alternate with weak onshore northwesterly flow during the afternoons and evenings through Monday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 1156 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less... becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 1 foot at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 14 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 12 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- 1156 AM PST Wed Jan 14 2026 TONIGHT Wind N 10 kt this evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 16 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt. 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 16 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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