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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Monday, January 12th, 7:50pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   6.9 ft 11 sec 131° 8-10 kt 140° 41.4 °F Cape Suckling   9.8 ft 11 sec 159° 12-16 kt 160° 43.2 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   10.8 ft 13 sec 179° 6-10 kt 110° --- SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   4.6 ft 7 sec 213° 19-23 kt 30° 36.0 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   8.9 ft 8 sec 1° 25-33 kt 350° 39.0 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   11.5 ft 12 sec 174° 10-14 kt 150° 45.5 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   11.2 ft 12 sec 166° 17-23 kt 90° 39.9 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   12.1 ft 13 sec 190° 12-14 kt 80° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   5.9 ft --- 95° 12-16 kt 70° 39.0 °F SOUTH KODIAK   10.2 ft 11 sec 167° 14-17 kt --- 40.8 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   10.2 ft 9 sec 12° --- --- 40.5 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   7.9 ft 10 sec 15° 16-19 kt 70° 40.3 °F Ocean Station PAPA   13.1 ft 11 sec 216° --- --- 44.1 °F Neah Bay   10.8 ft 14 sec 248° 19-25 kt 190° 49.8 °F NEW DUNGENESS   2.0 ft 12 sec 264° 4-6 kt 20° 48.2 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.0 ft 12 sec 296° --- --- 48.6 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   11.8 ft 13 sec 262° 14-17 kt 190° --- Grays Harbor, WA   9.5 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 49.1 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   11.8 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 48.0 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   11.5 ft 14 sec 283° 12-14 kt --- 52.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   11.5 ft 14 sec 279° --- --- 52.5 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   10.5 ft 14 sec 276° --- --- 51.8 °F STONEWALL BANK   12.1 ft 15 sec 283° 2-6 kt 140° --- Newport PWS North   10.8 ft 14 sec 272° --- --- 53.1 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   11.2 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   10.8 ft 14 sec 278° --- --- 53.2 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   11.8 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 52.5 °F PORT ORFORD   12.5 ft 15 sec 288° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   10.2 ft --- 263° 12-16 kt 190° 54.7 °F ST GEORGES   11.2 ft 14 sec 272° 10-12 kt 350° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   10.8 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 53.6 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 23-29 kt 170° --- EEL RIVER   11.5 ft 14 sec 301° 10-12 kt 10° 53.4 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   8.9 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 55.0 °F PT ARENA   11.8 ft 15 sec 287° 10-14 kt 350° 55.6 °F BODEGA BAY   11.2 ft 15 sec 291° 12-16 kt 320° 55.9 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   10.2 ft 14 sec 297° 4-10 kt 220° 59.2 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   7.5 ft 14 sec 275° --- --- 53.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   7.9 ft 16 sec 278° 10-12 kt 340° 55.4 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   7.2 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 6 kt 300° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 348° --- --- 57.6 °F Point Sur, CA   9.5 ft 15 sec 301° --- --- 57.9 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   11.2 ft --- 301° 8-12 kt 350° --- SANTA MARIA   9.8 ft --- 291° 12-16 kt 330° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.9 ft 17 sec 295° --- --- 58.3 °F Harvest, CA   8.5 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 60.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   8.5 ft 15 sec 289° 12-16 kt 310° 60.4 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   3.6 ft 16 sec 270° 4-6 kt 250° 59.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 215° --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 61.5 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 15 sec 275° --- --- 59.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   3.0 ft 17 sec 291° 6 kt 340° 61.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 61.7 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   7.5 ft 16 sec 299° 12-16 kt 330° 60.3 °F San Pedro, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec --- --- --- 61.7 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 254° --- --- 61.5 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 61.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 62.2 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 244° --- --- 61.5 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   8.9 ft 15 sec 303° --- --- 60.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 62.6 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 61.7 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 267° --- --- 61.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 268° --- --- 62.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 15 sec 289° --- --- 62.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec --- --- --- 62.1 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 17 sec 272° --- --- 60.8 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 17 sec 274° --- --- 62.6 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   5.9 ft 16 sec 286° 4-6 kt 320° 63.1 °F TANNER BANK   7.9 ft 16 sec 316° 4-6 kt 340° 61.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 330° 77.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 16-21 kt 320° 77.2 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   14.4 ft 17 sec 298° 16-19 kt 300° 76.3 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 14 kt 320° 77.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   13.8 ft 17 sec 320° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 346° --- --- 76.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec 354° --- --- 77.7 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   10.2 ft 17 sec 315° --- --- 78.3 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.0 ft 9 sec 149° --- --- 77.9 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   10.8 ft 18 sec 318° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   4.3 ft 13 sec 303° --- --- 78.4 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.6 ft 13 sec 344° --- --- 78.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 70° 77.7 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 60° 78.6 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 9 sec --- --- --- 82.4 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   6.2 ft 12 sec 6° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   3.9 ft 9 sec 97° --- --- 85.6 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 8 sec 87° --- --- 85.5 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 10 sec 29° --- --- 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 122056 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 1256 PM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 1256 PM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 1 PM, a 1033 mb high was over northwest Nevada, a broad 1028 mb high was 400 nautical miles west of Monterey, and a 1014 mb low was over the southwest Sonora, Mexico. Offshore flow during the nights and mornings will alternate with onshore northwest flow during the late afternoons and evenings through Saturday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 1256 PM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft after midnight. NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. TUE 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 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind N 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, 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. N 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 ft. Wave Detail: NW 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 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. SAT Wind NE 10 kt in the morning...becoming 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 3 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds... subsiding to NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 1256 PM PST Mon Jan 12 2026 TONIGHT Wind N 10 kt this evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, SE 1 foot at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 16 seconds. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening... becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 11 seconds and NW 3 ft at 15 seconds. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, SE 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, SE 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 17 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, SE 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: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, SE 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 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 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 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. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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