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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Friday, September 18th, 1:55am PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   6.9 ft 8 sec --- 17-19 kt 160° 54.3 °F Cape Suckling   15.7 ft 8 sec 135° 29-41 kt --- 53.8 °F CAPE CLEARE   8.5 ft 9 sec 110° 16-19 kt 190° 55.4 °F Fairweather Grounds   5.2 ft 8 sec 226° 12-16 kt 120° 55.8 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   6.9 ft 8 sec 222° 21-27 kt 260° 53.1 °F Kodiak, AK   10.2 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 52.5 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   3.9 ft 7 sec 354° --- --- 49.5 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   11.2 ft 9 sec 241° 19-23 kt 240° 55.8 °F ALBATROSS BANK   13.8 ft 11 sec 249° 21-25 kt 250° 53.1 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   6.2 ft 7 sec 301° 14-16 kt 250° 50.2 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   7.9 ft 8 sec 244° 17-21 kt 280° --- WESTERN ALEUTIANS   4.9 ft 8 sec 257° 19-23 kt 270° 43.9 °F Ocean Station PAPA   5.6 ft 8 sec 254° --- --- 58.5 °F Neah Bay   3.6 ft 7 sec 238° 2-4 kt 190° 53.1 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.7 ft --- --- 2-4 kt 220° 50.9 °F Angeles Point, WA   0.7 ft --- --- --- --- 49.5 °F Grays Harbor, WA   3.0 ft 8 sec 220° --- --- 57.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.3 ft 8 sec 232° --- --- 56.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   3.6 ft 8 sec 226° --- --- 62.4 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   3.6 ft 8 sec 233° 2-4 kt 140° --- UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   3.3 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 56.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   2.6 ft 8 sec 273° --- --- 59.7 °F EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 170° 61.9 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   3.3 ft 12 sec 179° --- --- 60.8 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4 kt 160° 63.9 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 300° 57.0 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 270° 69.6 °F Point Reyes, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 296° --- --- 61.7 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.3 ft 8 sec 280° --- --- 58.8 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 230° 61.0 °F HALF MOON BAY   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 180° --- MONTEREY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 320° 56.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 270° 57.2 °F West Monterey Bay, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec 193° --- --- 58.3 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   1.3 ft 9 sec 338° --- --- 58.1 °F Point Sur, CA   4.3 ft 9 sec 292° --- --- 57.7 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 320° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 207° --- --- 59.9 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 310° 62.2 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 196° --- --- 62.1 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 62.4 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 290° --- EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 280° 64.6 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 10 sec 194° --- --- 68.5 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.3 ft 9 sec 197° --- --- 69.6 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 199° --- --- 68.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 300° 71.1 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 208° --- --- 63.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA IS. CA   --- --- --- 21-27 kt --- 65.7 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 5 sec 281° --- --- 68.4 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.0 ft 13 sec 177° --- --- 67.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   5.2 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 65.3 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.3 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 68.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 10 sec 223° --- --- 71.4 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 70.5 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 10 sec 251° --- --- 71.6 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.6 ft 12 sec 188° --- --- 71.8 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 232° --- --- 65.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.3 ft 13 sec 185° --- --- 71.8 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 10-12 kt --- --- TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 320° --- NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 80° 82.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 80° 82.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 80° 81.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- --- --- 81.9 °F Kaneohe Bay, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec 32° --- --- 81.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.9 ft 9 sec 64° --- --- 81.0 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 92° --- --- 81.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.3 ft 9 sec 168° --- --- 82.0 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   3.3 ft 5 sec 136° --- --- 81.5 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.9 ft 11 sec 41° --- --- 80.2 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 13 sec 183° --- --- 81.9 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.6 ft 8 sec 106° --- --- 80.4 °F WESTERN HAWAII   --- --- --- 14-16 kt --- 81.5 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 79.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 90° 80.2 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   3.3 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 86.4 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   3.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 86.2 °F Ipan, Guam   3.3 ft 7 sec 77° --- --- 86.5 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   4.3 ft 9 sec 111° --- --- 86.0 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   10.5 ft 9 sec 171° --- --- 83.5 °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 172005 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast National Weather Service San Diego CA 105 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2020 105 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2020 .Synopsis for the far southern California coast... At 1 PM, a 1022 mb high was 700 NM west of San Diego and a 1022 mb high was 1200 miles west of Seattle. A 1007 mb low covered the northern Gulf of California, and a 1007 mb low, the remnant low from Karina, was 700 NM southwest of San Diego. Generally weak northwest flow will prevail through the weekend, with locally moderate winds most evenings for the outer waters. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 30 nm- 105 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2020 TONIGHT Wind NW 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt in the evening... becoming variable less than 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. FRI Wind NW to 10 kt...becoming 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 to 4 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT Wind NW to 10 kt...becoming W with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less... becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. Mixed swell W 3 to 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt in the evening. Wind waves 3 ft in the evening... becoming 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 to 4 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 to 4 ft and SW 2 ft. SUN NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. MON NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft and SW 1 to 2 ft. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft and SW 2 ft. TUE NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening... becoming variable less than 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft and SW 2 ft. Waters from San Mateo point to the Mexican Border Extending 30 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 105 PM PDT Thu Sep 17 2020 TONIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves 3 ft in the evening... becoming 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 to 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 10 seconds. FRI Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. Mixed swell W 2 to 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 to 3 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind NW 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 4 ft. Mixed swell W 3 to 5 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. SAT Wind NW 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 4 ft. Mixed swell W 3 to 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 to 3 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind NW 10 to 20 kt. Wind waves 3 to 4 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 4 to 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Wind W 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 3 to 5 ft and SW 2 ft. SUN NIGHT Wind W 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt in the evening... becoming variable less than 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft and SW 2 ft. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft and S 2 ft. MON NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 to 3 ft and SW 2 ft. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft and SW 2 ft. TUE NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening... becoming variable less than 10 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Mixed swell W 2 ft and SW 2 ft. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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