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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Saturday, April 4th, 12:35pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   1.0 ft 6 sec 210° --- --- 38.3 °F Ocean Station PAPA   6.2 ft 10 sec 267° --- --- 42.3 °F Backyard Buoys   4.3 ft 9 sec 275° --- --- --- Grays Harbor, WA   4.6 ft 9 sec 289° --- --- 50.5 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   3.9 ft 8 sec 273° --- --- 50.5 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   4.9 ft 9 sec 277° --- --- 50.9 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.3 ft 9 sec 282° --- --- 50.9 °F Newport PWS North   5.2 ft 10 sec 284° --- --- 51.3 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   4.9 ft 9 sec 291° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   5.2 ft 10 sec 282° --- --- 51.3 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   4.3 ft 9 sec 279° --- --- 51.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   4.6 ft 8 sec 302° --- --- 53.2 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 130° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 0-4 kt --- 52.2 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   5.6 ft 9 sec 308° --- --- 53.6 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 4-8 kt 310° 53.4 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 110° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 10° 57.2 °F Point Reyes, CA   6.6 ft 10 sec 310° --- --- 55.4 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 283° --- --- 56.7 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 90° 55.4 °F HALF MOON BAY   5.6 ft 10 sec --- 2-4 kt 240° 58.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.9 ft 10 sec 287° --- --- 56.8 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 20° 56.7 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 348° --- --- 59.7 °F Point Sur, CA   5.6 ft 8 sec 313° --- --- 57.0 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 330° --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 283° --- --- 60.8 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 4 kt 330° 59.4 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   5.6 ft 10 sec 317° --- --- 60.4 °F Harvest, CA   6.2 ft 12 sec 312° --- --- 61.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2 kt 270° 60.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 310° 61.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 18 sec 184° --- --- 66.6 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 194° --- --- 64.9 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   2.3 ft 12 sec 202° --- --- 62.6 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2 kt 170° 62.6 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.6 ft 18 sec 178° --- --- 63.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 30° 61.5 °F San Pedro, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 166° --- --- 65.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 181° --- --- 65.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 18 sec 208° --- --- 64.2 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 178° --- --- 66.0 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 206° --- --- 66.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.6 ft 12 sec 316° --- --- 62.6 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 192° --- --- 66.4 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 243° --- --- 65.5 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 11 sec 270° --- --- 65.1 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 201° --- --- 67.1 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 11 sec 288° --- --- 68.7 °F Mission Bay West, CA   2.3 ft 18 sec 180° --- --- 67.3 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 264° --- --- 63.3 °F Point Loma South, CA   2.6 ft 18 sec 171° --- --- 66.4 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 310° 66.6 °F TANNER BANK   7.2 ft 11 sec 301° 6-8 kt 150° 63.7 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 40° 72.9 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 14-16 kt 40° 73.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 12-14 kt 30° 73.4 °F Hanalei, Kauai, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 53° --- --- 75.0 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 12 kt 80° 73.6 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   3.9 ft 7 sec 48° --- --- 74.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   4.3 ft 5 sec 86° --- --- 75.0 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   2.0 ft 12 sec 197° --- --- 75.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   1.6 ft 11 sec 158° --- --- 75.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.3 ft 8 sec 44° --- --- 74.7 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   2.3 ft 13 sec 176° --- --- 76.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 50° --- --- 75.6 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 50° 77.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 16-19 kt 70° 78.1 °F Tanapag, Saipan, NMI   6.9 ft 9 sec 52° --- --- 82.8 °F Backyard Buoys   1.0 ft 8 sec 278° --- --- --- Ipan, Guam   7.5 ft 7 sec 82° --- --- 82.4 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   7.5 ft 15 sec 191° --- --- 86.0 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   8.9 ft 18 sec 189° --- --- 85.6 °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 040738 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 1238 AM PDT Sat Apr 4 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 1238 AM PDT Sat Apr 4 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern CA coast... At 1 AM, a 1033 mb high was over the Great Basin and a 1016 mb low was over the California Bight. Weak offshore flow during the nights and mornings will alternate with weak onshore flow during afternoons and evenings through Sunday, followed by slightly stronger onshore flow Monday through Wednesday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 1238 AM PDT Sat Apr 4 2026 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at 18 seconds. TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 17 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 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 S 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON 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 S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming SW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 1238 AM PDT Sat Apr 4 2026 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 2 ft at 19 seconds. TONIGHT Wind SW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 3 ft at 17 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, NW 2 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON Wind NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind W 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. TUE Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 14 seconds. WED Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 7 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and S 2 ft at 13 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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