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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, March 28th, 9:11am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 5 sec 217° --- --- 36.0 °F Backyard Buoys   5.6 ft 10 sec 262° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   6.2 ft 10 sec 286° --- --- 49.8 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.6 ft 10 sec 272° --- --- 49.1 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.2 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- 49.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   6.6 ft 11 sec 281° --- --- 50.0 °F Newport PWS North   7.5 ft 11 sec 295° --- --- 50.4 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   7.2 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   7.5 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 50.4 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.9 ft 11 sec 294° --- --- 51.3 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.5 ft 8 sec 319° --- --- 52.2 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 70° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- 306° 14-17 kt 10° 52.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   10.2 ft 11 sec 307° --- --- 49.3 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 350° 50.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 100° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 30° 57.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   9.5 ft 11 sec 307° --- --- 51.1 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 279° --- --- 55.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- 297° 4-6 kt 210° 53.4 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.9 ft 9 sec --- 4-6 kt 230° 54.5 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 294° --- --- 55.0 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 2 kt 140° 55.0 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 56.1 °F Point Sur, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 308° --- --- 55.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 10° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   5.2 ft 10 sec 288° --- --- 58.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.2 ft 11 sec 319° --- --- 56.7 °F Harvest, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 302° --- --- 59.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 300° 60.6 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 270° 60.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 195° --- --- 64.4 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 206° --- --- 63.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 207° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 320° 62.6 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 63.1 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 300° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 271° --- --- 63.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 185° --- --- 63.5 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 205° --- --- 65.5 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 196° --- --- 65.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 213° --- --- 64.9 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.6 ft 11 sec 310° --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 191° --- --- 66.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 229° --- --- 65.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 239° --- --- 66.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.3 ft 14 sec 206° --- --- 66.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 281° --- --- 67.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 195° --- --- 66.4 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 14 sec 228° --- --- 64.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 214° --- --- 66.7 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 189° 10-14 kt 350° 66.0 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 8-12 kt 320° 62.6 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 50° 72.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-19 kt 50° 72.7 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 360° 73.9 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   6.9 ft 12 sec 352° --- --- 75.6 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 20° 75.4 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   5.9 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 74.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.9 ft 10 sec 62° --- --- 76.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 254° --- --- 76.5 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 13 sec 161° --- --- 75.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 13 sec 328° --- --- 74.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 266° --- --- 76.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 10 sec 33° --- --- 76.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 10-14 kt 60° 78.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 70° 77.7 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   5.6 ft 13 sec 13° --- --- 82.0 °F Ipan, Guam   2.6 ft 11 sec 73° --- --- 81.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 12 sec 170° --- --- 86.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 11 sec 164° --- --- 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 280757 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 1257 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 1257 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern CA coast... At 1230 AM, a broad 1027 mb high was 400 NM west of Eureka, CA, a 1039 mb high was over Nebraska, and a 1009 mb low covered the northern Gulf of California up to Lake Havasu City, AZ. Breezy northwest winds expected late this afternoon with gusts approaching 20 kts near San Clemente Island. Weaker onshore flow from the northwest continues into Sunday. Weak onshore flow from the south will prevail Monday and Tuesday, then stronger westerly onshore flow Wednesday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 1257 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 TODAY Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 13 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 SW 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON Wind S 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED 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 SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. WED NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 1257 AM PDT Sat Mar 28 2026 TODAY Wind NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. SUN Wind NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind W 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds, SW 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 12 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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