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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, January 18th, 5:20am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   6.2 ft 12 sec 184° 10-14 kt 50° 41.0 °F Lower Cook Inlet   1.6 ft 6 sec 328° --- --- 38.1 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   7.2 ft 12 sec 221° 12-14 kt 150° 43.0 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   5.2 ft 8 sec 28° 17-21 kt 40° 40.6 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   8.9 ft 11 sec 247° 16-17 kt 150° 38.1 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   7.2 ft 12 sec 212° 2-4 kt 40° 45.5 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   8.2 ft 12 sec 204° 4-8 kt 130° 39.9 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   10.8 ft 7 sec 126° --- --- 39.9 °F Ocean Station PAPA   7.2 ft 10 sec 196° --- --- 44.2 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.3 ft --- --- 8-10 kt 360° 48.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 12 sec 305° --- --- 48.2 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   3.6 ft 15 sec 273° 12-16 kt 140° --- Grays Harbor, WA   3.3 ft 14 sec 267° --- --- 50.0 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.6 ft 15 sec 258° --- --- 48.0 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   3.9 ft 15 sec 278° 10-12 kt --- 50.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.3 ft 14 sec 279° --- --- 50.7 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   3.6 ft 15 sec 280° 6-8 kt 140° 52.0 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.6 ft 15 sec 269° --- --- 51.6 °F STONEWALL BANK   3.6 ft 16 sec 273° 4-6 kt 160° --- Newport PWS North   3.6 ft 15 sec 281° --- --- 51.6 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   3.6 ft 15 sec 278° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   3.6 ft 14 sec 265° --- --- 51.6 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.9 ft 14 sec 279° --- --- 53.1 °F PORT ORFORD   3.9 ft 14 sec 271° --- --- --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   3.9 ft 14 sec 267° --- --- 53.4 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 120° --- EEL RIVER   4.6 ft 16 sec 266° 4-6 kt 350° 53.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 54.5 °F PT ARENA   --- --- 291° 10-14 kt 360° 55.8 °F BODEGA BAY   3.3 ft 16 sec 269° 10-12 kt 80° 56.1 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   5.9 ft 14 sec 269° 2-4 kt 210° 59.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec 276° --- --- 55.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   3.3 ft 16 sec 274° 10-12 kt 90° 55.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 277° --- --- 57.4 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.6 ft 15 sec 355° --- --- 56.8 °F Point Sur, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 273° --- --- 57.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   3.3 ft 16 sec 273° 0-2 kt --- --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 252° --- --- 60.3 °F SANTA MARIA   3.6 ft 16 sec 279° 4-6 kt 360° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 281° --- --- 58.3 °F Harvest, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 279° --- --- 59.7 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   3.0 ft 12 sec 255° 0-4 kt --- 59.7 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   2.0 ft 17 sec 271° 4-6 kt 60° 59.7 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 212° --- --- 61.0 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 246° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 229° --- --- 59.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- 233° 2-4 kt 200° 61.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 209° --- --- 61.5 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- 305° 2-4 kt 310° 60.4 °F San Pedro, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 236° --- --- 61.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 222° --- --- 61.7 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 222° --- --- 61.3 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 212° --- --- 61.9 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 224° --- --- 61.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   3.6 ft 17 sec 283° --- --- 60.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 13 sec 223° --- --- 61.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 13 sec 244° --- --- 61.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 263° --- --- 61.2 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 244° --- --- 62.4 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.0 ft 11 sec 280° --- --- 61.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 215° --- --- 62.2 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 269° --- --- 60.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 259° --- --- 62.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   2.6 ft 11 sec 271° 6 kt 350° 63.5 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- 285° 2-4 kt 20° 61.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   7.5 ft 17 sec 310° 17-23 kt 150° 75.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   8.5 ft 17 sec 289° 12-21 kt 100° 75.6 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   6.9 ft 13 sec 317° 14-17 kt 80° 75.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 330° --- --- 76.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   6.6 ft 12 sec 348° --- --- 75.7 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.2 ft 10 sec 10° --- --- 76.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 300° --- --- 77.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 6 sec 131° --- --- 76.6 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   8.2 ft 13 sec 335° --- --- 77.2 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 317° --- --- 78.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   8.5 ft 13 sec 348° --- --- 77.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- 345° 19-23 kt 50° 76.3 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   9.2 ft 8 sec 78° 19-25 kt 80° 77.5 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 8 sec 80° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.6 ft 9 sec 61° --- --- 85.3 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   4.6 ft 8 sec 77° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.6 ft 15 sec 317° --- --- 86.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 14 sec 252° --- --- 86.0 °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 180904 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 104 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 104 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 1 AM, a 1037 mb high was over southern Washington and a broad 1018 mb low was over the southwest California coast. Patchy dense fog possible tonight into Monday morning. Weak offshore flow during the nights and mornings will alternate with weak onshore westerly flow during the afternoons and evenings through Wednesday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 104 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 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. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less... becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 16 seconds. WED 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 16 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds... subsiding to W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 104 AM PST Sun Jan 18 2026 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less... becoming 3 ft this afternoon. NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 13 seconds and W 2 ft at 17 seconds. TONIGHT Wind W 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 3 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. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 16 seconds. WED 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 16 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind W 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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