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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, September 19th, 4:10am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   0.3 ft --- --- --- --- 50.2 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   10.8 ft 9 sec 305° 25-31 kt 320° 51.4 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   8.5 ft 9 sec 287° 12-17 kt 280° 45.5 °F Ocean Station PAPA   5.6 ft 8 sec 209° --- --- 58.1 °F Neah Bay   3.0 ft 8 sec 285° 2 kt 330° 52.7 °F NEW DUNGENESS   1.3 ft 4 sec 247° 8-12 kt 230° 52.7 °F Angeles Point, WA   2.3 ft 10 sec 292° --- --- 51.6 °F Backyard Buoys   2.6 ft 20 sec 274° --- --- 61.9 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.0 ft 9 sec 298° --- --- 60.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.6 ft 7 sec 306° --- --- 61.9 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.9 ft 7 sec 330° --- --- 61.9 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   4.3 ft 8 sec 312° 4-8 kt 350° 62.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   3.3 ft 7 sec 327° --- --- 57.9 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.6 ft 8 sec 336° --- --- 58.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 57.7 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 220° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12 kt 10° 56.1 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   4.6 ft 4 sec 356° --- --- 55.2 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 340° 57.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 320° 66.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   8.9 ft 7 sec 325° --- --- 61.2 °F SAN FRANCISCO   5.9 ft 7 sec 306° --- --- 60.4 °F HALF MOON BAY   5.9 ft 7 sec --- 14-17 kt 310° 60.6 °F MONTEREY   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 330° 60.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.3 ft 6 sec 282° --- --- 59.2 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 330° --- Point Sur, CA   5.9 ft 9 sec 314° --- --- 60.8 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 320° 63.3 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 20 sec --- --- --- 60.3 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 320° 68.0 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.9 ft 7 sec 321° --- --- 65.5 °F Harvest, CA   6.9 ft 7 sec 328° --- --- 66.2 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- 300° 21-27 kt 330° 68.0 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 260° 70.3 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 210° --- --- 72.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 73.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.3 ft 18 sec 220° --- --- 71.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 20° 72.7 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 14 sec 191° --- --- 73.4 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 320° 69.3 °F San Pedro, CA   3.3 ft 6 sec 274° --- --- 72.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 6 sec 278° --- --- 73.2 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 204° --- --- 73.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 14 sec 198° --- --- 73.4 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 219° --- --- 73.4 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.9 ft 7 sec 309° --- --- 65.7 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 212° --- --- 73.9 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 232° --- --- 72.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 240° --- --- 73.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.0 ft 18 sec 223° --- --- 73.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 7 sec 278° --- --- 73.9 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 18 sec 222° --- --- 72.9 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.9 ft 6 sec 275° --- --- 72.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- 205° 8-10 kt 290° 73.4 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 320° 69.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 80° 79.3 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 79.9 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 17 kt 90° 80.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.3 ft 6 sec 24° --- --- 80.4 °F Mokapu Point, HI   7.5 ft 8 sec 77° --- --- 81.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.6 ft 15 sec 199° --- --- 81.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.9 ft 6 sec 139° --- --- 82.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.9 ft 8 sec 75° --- --- 80.1 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   7.2 ft 9 sec 103° --- --- 81.7 °F WESTERN HAWAII   6.9 ft 8 sec 85° 14-16 kt 60° 81.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 50° 82.4 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 70° 82.8 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   4.9 ft 7 sec 267° --- --- 84.6 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   2.0 ft 11 sec 53° --- --- 84.2 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   4.6 ft 12 sec 11° --- --- 86.7 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   3.6 ft 9 sec 357° --- --- 84.6 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   6.6 ft 13 sec 182° --- --- 81.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 12 sec 176° --- --- 81.3 °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

 

Cloud Cover Southern California satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive    NOAA Hurricanes    Satellite    Tracker 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 190842 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 142 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 142 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern CA coast... At 1 AM, a 1024 mb high was 670 nautical miles west of San Diego and a 1008 mb low was over Needles. Weak northwesterly flow will occur this weekend into the middle of next week. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 142 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind SW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind W 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening... becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 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 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 142 AM PDT Sat Sep 19 2026 TODAY Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TONIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. SUN 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 17 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind W 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 18 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening... becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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