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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Thursday, January 15th, 5:30am PST Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Lower Cook Inlet   2.3 ft 4 sec 339° --- --- 38.8 °F Ocean Station PAPA   13.8 ft 11 sec 177° --- --- 44.1 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.0 ft 13 sec 292° --- --- 49.5 °F Grays Harbor, WA   7.2 ft 13 sec 257° --- --- 50.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   7.2 ft 13 sec 253° --- --- 50.4 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   8.2 ft 13 sec 253° --- --- 51.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   7.2 ft 13 sec 274° --- --- 51.4 °F Newport PWS North   7.5 ft 13 sec 271° --- --- 51.8 °F Yaquina Channel SW, OR   7.5 ft 13 sec 265° --- --- --- Newport PWS South, OR   7.9 ft 14 sec 277° --- --- 52.0 °F UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.9 ft 13 sec 261° --- --- 53.1 °F Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   8.9 ft 13 sec 270° --- --- 52.7 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   --- --- --- 19-25 kt 130° --- EEL RIVER   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 30° 53.6 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   9.2 ft 13 sec 269° --- --- 54.9 °F PT ARENA   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 170° 55.0 °F BODEGA BAY   --- --- --- 14-17 kt 70° 55.6 °F WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- --- 19-23 kt 10° 59.0 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   5.6 ft 14 sec 277° --- --- 55.4 °F SAN FRANCISCO   --- --- --- 8-10 kt 60° 55.6 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   7.2 ft 15 sec 277° --- --- 57.6 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 17 kt 50° 57.6 °F Cabrillo Point, Monterey Bay, CA   4.3 ft 14 sec 352° --- --- 56.8 °F Point Sur, CA   7.5 ft 15 sec 284° --- --- 57.4 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 300° --- SANTA MARIA   --- --- --- 6-8 kt 70° --- Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   8.2 ft 15 sec 290° --- --- 58.5 °F Harvest, CA   6.9 ft 15 sec 282° --- --- 58.8 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 320° 60.1 °F EAST SANTA BARBARA   --- --- --- 4 kt 340° 59.5 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 17 sec 219° --- --- 60.8 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   2.6 ft 12 sec 273° --- --- 61.3 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 269° --- --- 60.1 °F Santa Monica Basin   --- --- --- 2-4 kt 360° 61.0 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 233° --- --- 61.0 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 320° 60.3 °F San Pedro, CA   2.6 ft 17 sec 264° --- --- 61.5 °F San Pedro South, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 250° --- --- 61.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 233° --- --- 61.0 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 282° --- --- 61.7 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 17 sec 250° --- --- 61.2 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.2 ft 17 sec 281° --- --- 60.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 275° --- --- 61.7 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.3 ft 17 sec 261° --- --- 61.2 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 17 sec 268° --- --- 60.6 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 278° --- --- 62.2 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 11 sec 289° --- --- 61.2 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 17 sec 282° --- --- 62.1 °F Imperial Beach Nearshore, CA   3.0 ft 18 sec 268° --- --- 59.7 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.0 ft 17 sec 277° --- --- 62.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 310° 63.1 °F TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 4-6 kt 300° 61.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 23-31 kt 320° 76.8 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   --- --- --- 25-35 kt 320° 77.4 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   --- --- --- 21-25 kt 200° 76.1 °F Waimea Bay, HI   8.5 ft 13 sec 321° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaneohe Bay, WETS, HI   4.6 ft 12 sec 9° --- --- 76.3 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 9 sec 72° --- --- 77.5 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   7.2 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 77.9 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   4.3 ft 6 sec 184° --- --- 77.0 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   5.2 ft 13 sec 321° --- --- 77.5 °F Kaumalapau Southwest, Lanai, HI   5.6 ft 6 sec 199° --- --- 78.3 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.6 ft 9 sec 82° --- --- 78.4 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   --- --- --- 6-10 kt 130° 76.6 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- --- 8 kt 220° 78.3 °F Ipan, Guam   6.6 ft 7 sec 66° --- --- 82.2 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   8.2 ft 13 sec 336° --- --- 84.9 °F UTWE, KOSRAE, MICRONESIA   5.2 ft 10 sec --- --- --- 85.3 °F Aunuu, American Samoa   5.2 ft 14 sec 4° --- --- 85.6 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.2 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 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 151004 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA 204 AM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 204 AM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern California coast... At 1 AM, a 1032 mb high was over southeast Idaho and a 1014 mb low was over Los Mochis, Mexico. Weak offshore flow during the nights and mornings will alternate with weak onshore northwesterly flow during the afternoons and evenings through Monday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 204 AM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less... becoming 3 ft this afternoon. W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 2 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. Vsby 2 NM after midnight. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 16 seconds. Vsby 2 NM in the morning. FRI NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 14 seconds and SW 1 foot at 15 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and SW 1 foot at 14 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 15 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: NE 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft in the evening...becoming 2 ft or less. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 2 ft at 13 seconds... subsiding to W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 12 seconds. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 204 AM PST Thu Jan 15 2026 TODAY Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 16 seconds. TONIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 1 foot at 10 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. Vsby 2 NM after midnight. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 16 seconds. Vsby 2 NM in the morning. FRI NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 14 seconds and S 1 foot at 15 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 13 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: SW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SUN Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 1 foot at 14 seconds. SUN NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 15 seconds. MON Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 14 seconds. MON NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 1 foot at 12 seconds and W 3 ft at 13 seconds. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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