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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, February 24th, 8:20pm PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   4.6 ft 13 sec 137° 21-27 kt 310° 39.9 °F Cape Suckling   5.9 ft 12 sec 131° 14-17 kt 280° 42.3 °F Lower Cook Inlet   8.9 ft 8 sec --- --- --- 38.3 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   6.9 ft 8 sec 244° 17-21 kt 130° 44.6 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   7.2 ft 7 sec 238° 23-27 kt 270° 40.6 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   7.2 ft 8 sec 29° 17-21 kt 20° 37.6 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   8.2 ft 8 sec 245° 14-17 kt 280° 45.3 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   10.2 ft 9 sec 268° 21-29 kt 270° 38.8 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   8.5 ft 9 sec 25° --- --- 36.9 °F SOUTH KODIAK   8.2 ft 6 sec 286° 21-27 kt --- 39.9 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   6.6 ft 11 sec 146° --- --- 40.1 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   7.2 ft 11 sec 83° 17-23 kt 40° 39.9 °F Ocean Station PAPA   6.2 ft 14 sec 275° --- --- 43.5 °F Neah Bay   3.9 ft 8 sec 249° 16-19 kt 300° 48.7 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.7 ft --- --- 6-8 kt 230° 47.3 °F Backyard Buoys   4.9 ft 9 sec 279° --- --- --- CAPE ELIZABETH   4.6 ft 9 sec 256° 17-21 kt 330° --- Grays Harbor, WA   3.9 ft 8 sec 264° --- --- 49.6 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.3 ft 8 sec 263° --- --- 48.4 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   4.6 ft 9 sec 250° 14-17 kt --- 51.3 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.9 ft 9 sec 243° --- --- 51.4 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   5.6 ft 8 sec 262° 14-17 kt 350° 51.1 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 9 sec 272° --- --- 50.5 °F Newport PWS North   5.6 ft 9 sec 275° --- --- 51.6 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   5.6 ft 9 sec 255° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   5.6 ft 9 sec 267° --- --- 51.6 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.2 ft 9 sec 227° --- --- 52.9 °F PORT ORFORD   6.6 ft 9 sec 221° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   7.5 ft 8 sec 60° 14-16 kt 40° 52.7 °F ST GEORGES   6.6 ft 9 sec 226° 6-8 kt 210° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   6.6 ft 9 sec 247° --- --- 54.0 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 12-17 kt 180° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 180° 54.0 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.5 ft 9 sec 236° --- --- 54.0 °F PT ARENA   7.2 ft 9 sec 239° 16-17 kt 160° 55.2 °F BODEGA BAY   7.9 ft 8 sec 259° 14-16 kt 190° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 223° 12-16 kt 330° 57.0 °F Point Reyes, CA   7.5 ft 9 sec 262° --- --- 56.1 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.6 ft 9 sec 262° --- --- 56.1 °F SAN FRANCISCO   6.6 ft 9 sec 269° 16-19 kt 170° --- HALF MOON BAY   5.2 ft 9 sec --- 14-16 kt 160° 56.7 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.3 ft 11 sec 293° --- --- 57.0 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 8 kt 160° 57.2 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 348° --- --- 57.0 °F Point Sur, CA   5.2 ft 11 sec 308° --- --- 57.7 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   5.6 ft 11 sec 311° 4-8 kt 240° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 276° --- --- 62.1 °F SANTA MARIA   4.9 ft 13 sec 325° 6-8 kt 340° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.2 ft 13 sec 310° --- --- 59.2 °F Harvest, CA   4.9 ft 13 sec 302° --- --- 59.0 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   5.2 ft 13 sec 306° 16-19 kt 320° 58.3 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   3.9 ft 11 sec 276° 10-12 kt 280° 59.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 222° --- --- 61.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 251° --- --- 60.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 60.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   3.0 ft 10 sec 257° 4 kt 290° 60.8 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 230° --- --- 59.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   5.6 ft 12 sec 310° 16-17 kt 300° 59.2 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 275° --- --- 59.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 265° --- --- 60.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 242° --- --- 61.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 255° --- --- 61.3 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 11 sec 247° --- --- 61.5 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   4.9 ft 12 sec 300° --- --- 59.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 11 sec 244° --- --- 62.4 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 61.9 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 10 sec 274° --- --- 62.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 256° --- --- 62.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 11 sec 289° --- --- 63.1 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 254° --- --- 62.1 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 9 sec 267° --- --- 60.4 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 260° --- --- 62.1 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   3.3 ft 12 sec 284° 8-10 kt 320° 62.8 °F TANNER BANK   4.9 ft 13 sec 312° 10-12 kt 320° 60.3 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 13° 16-19 kt 70° 75.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 17-23 kt 60° 75.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   14.8 ft 15 sec 353° 17-21 kt 10° 73.8 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   11.5 ft 15 sec 17° --- --- 75.9 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 16 kt 70° 75.0 °F Waimea Bay, HI   11.2 ft 14 sec 3° --- --- 76.3 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   11.8 ft 14 sec 14° --- --- 75.0 °F Mokapu Point, HI   12.1 ft 15 sec 19° --- --- 76.1 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.3 ft 14 sec 309° --- --- 76.1 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 12 sec 164° --- --- 76.1 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   10.8 ft 13 sec 359° --- --- 75.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 15 sec 313° --- --- 76.6 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   10.5 ft 15 sec 10° --- --- 75.2 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   10.2 ft 15 sec 347° 10-12 kt 20° 77.9 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   6.9 ft 15 sec 345° 14-17 kt 70° 77.2 °F Ipan, Guam   12.8 ft 11 sec 70° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.5 ft 11 sec 0° --- --- 84.7 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 12 sec 47° --- --- 86.2 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 11 sec 7° --- --- 86.2 °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 242101 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 101 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 101 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 1 PM, a 1024 mb high was over the Four Corners and a 1010 mb low was located just off the coast of Gold Beach, Oregon. Weak onshore flow will prevail through Saturday. Northwest breezes around 20 knots are expected each evening around San Clemente Island today and Wednesday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 101 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 TONIGHT 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 13 seconds. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and SW 1 foot at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 18 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 17 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 101 PM PST Tue Feb 24 2026 TONIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. WED Wind NW 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 1 foot at 13 seconds. THU Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening... becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 13 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 18 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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