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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, January 1st, 3:25pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   3.6 ft 9 sec 127° 16-23 kt 340° 42.1 °F Cape Suckling   6.2 ft 8 sec 125° 12-14 kt 80° 43.3 °F CAPE CLEARE   4.6 ft 7 sec 102° --- --- 43.5 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   7.5 ft 10 sec 230° 19-23 kt 140° 43.5 °F PORTLOCK BANK   11.5 ft 8 sec 311° 23-29 kt 320° 42.4 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.3 ft 5 sec 266° 10-12 kt 190° 41.9 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   9.5 ft 10 sec 221° 17-23 kt 150° 40.1 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   6.9 ft 10 sec 232° 8-10 kt 60° 42.4 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   7.5 ft 8 sec 336° 14-19 kt 300° 40.8 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   7.2 ft 10 sec 293° 16-19 kt 310° --- SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   10.2 ft 11 sec 199° 16-19 kt 40° 39.7 °F SOUTH KODIAK   7.2 ft 9 sec 1° 12-16 kt 310° 41.4 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   8.2 ft 11 sec 229° --- --- 41.0 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   23.3 ft 11 sec 246° 33-45 kt 230° 41.4 °F Ocean Station PAPA   13.5 ft 13 sec 330° --- --- 44.8 °F Neah Bay   5.6 ft 11 sec 264° 14-17 kt 110° 48.6 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.7 ft --- --- 0 kt --- 48.6 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 11 sec 304° --- --- 48.4 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   6.6 ft 11 sec 264° 12-16 kt 140° --- Grays Harbor, WA   5.9 ft 12 sec 263° --- --- 48.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   5.6 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 50.7 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   6.2 ft --- 276° 10-14 kt --- 52.7 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.6 ft 12 sec 270° --- --- 52.3 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   6.6 ft 11 sec 279° 10-12 kt 150° 52.3 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   6.2 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 51.8 °F STONEWALL BANK   5.9 ft 11 sec 284° 8-10 kt 110° --- Newport PWS North   6.2 ft 12 sec 275° --- --- 52.3 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.9 ft 12 sec 271° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   5.6 ft 12 sec 282° --- --- 52.3 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   5.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 53.4 °F PORT ORFORD   6.2 ft 11 sec 285° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   5.6 ft 11 sec 284° 12-14 kt 130° 55.8 °F ST GEORGES   6.2 ft 11 sec 273° 23-27 kt 180° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.5 ft 11 sec 287° --- --- 54.3 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 330° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 23-27 kt 170° 55.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.5 ft 12 sec 280° --- --- 56.1 °F PT ARENA   6.2 ft 12 sec 280° 19-25 kt 160° 55.4 °F BODEGA BAY   5.6 ft 11 sec 292° 14-17 kt 140° 56.5 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   5.6 ft 11 sec 288° 17-23 kt 180° 60.3 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.6 ft 12 sec 286° --- --- 55.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   4.9 ft 11 sec 281° 16-17 kt 160° 56.7 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.9 ft 12 sec 277° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 17 kt 150° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.0 ft 12 sec 351° --- --- 58.1 °F Point Sur, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 283° --- --- 58.6 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   5.2 ft 12 sec 266° 14-17 kt 180° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 265° --- --- 68.0 °F SANTA MARIA   4.3 ft 11 sec 307° 10-12 kt 180° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 59.2 °F Harvest, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 290° --- --- 59.5 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   3.6 ft 13 sec 270° 4 kt 190° 59.9 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   2.6 ft 12 sec 267° 6 kt 130° 61.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 6 sec 209° --- --- 62.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 63.0 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 269° --- --- 61.9 °F Santa Monica Basin   3.3 ft 12 sec 244° 0-2 kt --- 61.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.6 ft 7 sec 163° --- --- 63.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   3.9 ft --- 274° 6 kt 240° 59.9 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 268° --- --- 62.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.6 ft 6 sec 161° --- --- 63.1 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 226° --- --- 62.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.0 ft 6 sec --- --- --- 63.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 5 sec 177° --- --- 63.1 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 282° --- --- 62.1 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 5 sec 181° --- --- 63.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 6 sec 195° --- --- 63.0 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 263° --- --- 63.0 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.6 ft 9 sec 178° --- --- 64.0 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 9 sec 244° --- --- 63.3 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.3 ft 9 sec 174° --- --- 64.0 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 9 sec 214° --- --- 63.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   5.2 ft 9 sec 170° --- --- 64.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.9 ft 6 sec 163° 2 kt 330° 64.6 °F TANNER BANK   4.6 ft 12 sec 313° 6-8 kt 270° 64.4 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   10.5 ft 8 sec 85° 17-21 kt 80° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   9.8 ft 8 sec 102° 19-25 kt 80° 77.9 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   7.5 ft 12 sec 341° 16-19 kt 40° 76.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 80° 77.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 341° --- --- 77.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   7.2 ft 9 sec 16° --- --- 76.8 °F Mokapu Point, HI   6.2 ft 13 sec 358° --- --- 77.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 5 sec 162° --- --- 78.4 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 5 sec 138° --- --- 78.4 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   6.2 ft 12 sec 351° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.6 ft 13 sec 299° --- --- 79.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   6.9 ft 13 sec 355° --- --- 79.0 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   6.9 ft 13 sec 12° 12-14 kt 60° 77.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   7.5 ft 14 sec 352° 17-19 kt 80° 79.3 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   4.6 ft 14 sec 23° --- --- 84.4 °F Ipan, Guam   4.9 ft 9 sec 70° --- --- 82.8 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.5 ft 14 sec 11° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.6 ft 6 sec 81° --- --- 85.1 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   6.2 ft 8 sec 71° --- --- 86.7 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.6 ft 13 sec 223° --- --- 86.4 °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 010920 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 120 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 120 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 1 AM, a 1025 mb high was over northern Arizona and a 1005 mb low was 50 nautical miles west of Eureka, CA. Southeasterly to southerly winds peak this this morning, with gusts 20 to 25 knots through early afternoon. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect and contains more information. There is also a chance for thunderstorms over the waters today, best chance in the morning and early afternoon, which would bring strong, gusty winds, lightning, heavy rain with poor visibility, and possible waterspouts. Winds diminish this evening, and weaker south to southwest winds prevail through the weekend. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 120 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY Wind S 15 to 20 kt...becoming SW 10 to 15 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 6 seconds, S 4 ft at 12 seconds and W 1 foot at 13 seconds. A slight chance of tstms this morning. Showers. TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 12 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. FRI Wind SE 10 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming SE 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. SAT Wind S 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. S 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 8 seconds and W 1 foot at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT Wind S 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely. SUN Wind S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft...building to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. S 2 ft at 5 seconds, S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT Wind S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms. MON Wind SW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of tstms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. MON NIGHT Wind SW 10 kt...becoming SE after midnight. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 120 AM PST Thu Jan 1 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... TODAY Wind S 15 to 20 kt...becoming W 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds, S 5 ft at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of tstms this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening. FRI Wind SE 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: E 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 12 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind SE 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 7 seconds and W 1 foot at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. SAT Wind S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. SAT NIGHT Wind S 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely. SUN Wind S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the afternoon. SUN NIGHT Wind SW 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms. MON Wind SW 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 3 ft at 11 seconds and W 4 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers. MON NIGHT Wind SW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 3 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near tstms. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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