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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Sunday, December 28th, 4:20am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   3.0 ft 3 sec 80° --- --- 40.5 °F FAIRWEATHER GROUND   11.8 ft 11 sec 212° 25-31 kt 130° 44.4 °F Ocean Station PAPA   14.8 ft 11 sec 222° --- --- 45.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 10 sec 289° --- --- 48.2 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.9 ft 9 sec 302° --- --- 50.2 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.9 ft 11 sec 290° --- --- 48.2 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   6.2 ft 10 sec 308° --- --- 52.2 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec 308° --- --- 51.6 °F Newport PWS North   6.2 ft 10 sec 316° --- --- 52.3 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   6.9 ft 12 sec 322° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   6.6 ft 11 sec 323° --- --- 52.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.9 ft 11 sec 322° --- --- 54.1 °F PORT ORFORD   7.2 ft 11 sec 314° --- --- --- WEST OREGON   6.2 ft 10 sec 331° 2-6 kt 140° 55.6 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   9.2 ft 11 sec 330° --- --- 52.9 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 17-19 kt 190° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 17-21 kt 10° 53.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   10.8 ft 12 sec 326° --- --- 54.7 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 30° 55.0 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 2-6 kt 310° 56.1 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   9.5 ft 11 sec 344° 12-14 kt 360° 60.1 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   4.6 ft 10 sec 283° --- --- 54.3 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 80° 56.8 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 308° --- --- 57.9 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 10 kt 350° 57.9 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 348° --- --- 58.3 °F Point Sur, CA   6.9 ft 11 sec 314° --- --- 59.2 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 0-4 kt --- --- Diablo Canyon, CA   3.9 ft 10 sec 290° --- --- 60.6 °F SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 10° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.9 ft 11 sec 307° --- --- 58.8 °F Harvest, CA   8.5 ft 11 sec 307° --- --- 60.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   8.2 ft 11 sec 304° 4-8 kt 60° 59.7 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   5.2 ft 9 sec 276° 2-4 kt 60° 58.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 8 sec 243° --- --- 62.1 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 256° --- --- 62.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   4.9 ft 9 sec 264° --- --- 61.2 °F Santa Monica Basin   4.3 ft 9 sec 256° 6 kt 350° 61.9 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 243° --- --- 61.9 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 10-12 kt 330° 58.8 °F San Pedro, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 259° --- --- 62.6 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 262° --- --- 61.0 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 8 sec 242° --- --- 62.4 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   3.9 ft 8 sec 269° --- --- 62.6 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 258° --- --- 62.6 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   7.5 ft 10 sec 310° --- --- 61.5 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 273° --- --- 63.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 8 sec 266° --- --- 63.3 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 278° --- --- 62.8 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   4.3 ft 10 sec 280° --- --- 63.7 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   3.6 ft 8 sec 278° --- --- 63.3 °F Mission Bay West, CA   4.3 ft 12 sec 275° --- --- 63.5 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   4.3 ft 8 sec 266° --- --- 62.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   4.9 ft 8 sec 270° --- --- 63.9 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   6.2 ft 12 sec 281° 8-10 kt 10° 63.3 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 360° 64.2 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 320° 76.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 310° 76.6 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- 42° 10-14 kt 150° 76.8 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 10 kt 170° 77.2 °F Waimea Bay, HI   4.6 ft 10 sec 17° --- --- 78.1 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.9 ft 8 sec 68° --- --- 76.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   5.2 ft 8 sec 72° --- --- 77.9 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   3.0 ft 14 sec 281° --- --- 78.6 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 8 sec 170° --- --- 77.2 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.6 ft 8 sec 77° --- --- 77.4 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   3.0 ft 8 sec 169° --- --- 78.8 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   5.9 ft 11 sec 44° --- --- 78.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   6.9 ft 8 sec 100° 12-16 kt 90° 77.2 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 80° 78.4 °F Ritidian Point, Guam   7.9 ft 13 sec 340° --- --- 84.4 °F Ipan, Guam   5.2 ft 12 sec 62° --- --- 82.8 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.2 ft 13 sec 1° --- --- 85.1 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   6.2 ft 7 sec 77° --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.9 ft 11 sec 341° --- --- 85.1 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   4.9 ft 17 sec 218° --- --- 84.7 °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 281008 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 208 AM PST Sun Dec 28 2025 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 208 AM PST Sun Dec 28 2025 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 2 AM, a 1033 mb high was 100 nautical miles west of Eureka, CA and a 1009 mb low was over northern New Mexico. North to northeast flow sets up today, strengthening tonight into Monday morning. Offshore winds prevail into late week. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 208 AM PST Sun Dec 28 2025 TODAY Wind N 10 kt...becoming NW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds. TONIGHT Wind NE 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. MON Wind NE 10 kt...becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 3 ft in the morning...becoming 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds... subsiding to N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds. TUE Wind NE 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt... becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind NE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. WED Wind E 10 kt...becoming SE in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming E 10 kt after midnight. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, SW 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 1 foot at 13 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. THU Wind E 10 to 15 kt...becoming S in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less...becoming 3 ft in the afternoon. N 2 ft at 5 seconds, S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 1 foot at 13 seconds. Showers likely. THU NIGHT Wind SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 208 AM PST Sun Dec 28 2025 TODAY Wind N 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 10 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds. TONIGHT Wind N 10 to 15 kt...becoming NE after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. MON Wind N 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the morning... becoming 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds... subsiding to N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind NE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 8 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds. TUE Wind NE 10 kt...becoming N in the afternoon. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 7 seconds and S 1 foot at 10 seconds. TUE NIGHT Wind NE 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 7 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. WED Wind E 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 14 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. WED NIGHT Wind E 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less... becoming 3 ft after midnight. N 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 11 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. THU Wind SE 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely. THU NIGHT Wind SE 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, S 2 ft at 9 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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