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San Diego Surf Report

 

NOAA and CDIP Buoys Tuesday, October 6th, 9:20pm PDT Pacific Buoys Swell Wind Temp Seal Rocks   4.3 ft 8 sec 193° 14-17 kt 80° 51.4 °F Cape Suckling   7.5 ft 10 sec 210° 12-14 kt 150° 51.4 °F Lower Cook Inlet   2.3 ft 6 sec 212° --- --- 47.8 °F CAPE CLEARE   4.9 ft 11 sec 195° 2-4 kt 270° 49.3 °F PORTLOCK BANK   6.6 ft 9 sec 206° 4-6 kt 220° 49.3 °F SHELIKOF STRAIT, AK   2.6 ft 5 sec 228° 10-12 kt 210° 48.0 °F CENTRAL BERING SEA   5.9 ft 7 sec 312° 8-10 kt 190° 48.2 °F CAPE EDGECUMBE   11.5 ft 12 sec 257° 12-14 kt 200° 53.8 °F WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA   7.5 ft 10 sec 234° 6-10 kt 210° 52.5 °F CENTRAL GULF OF ALASKA   8.5 ft 14 sec 256° 10-12 kt 230° --- ALBATROSS BANK   8.9 ft 10 sec 228° 8-14 kt 250° 51.8 °F SOUTHWEST BERING SEA   8.2 ft 7 sec 197° 23-29 kt 160° 48.6 °F SOUTHEAST BERING SEA   6.2 ft 8 sec 328° 12-16 kt 350° 47.8 °F SHUMAGIN ISLANDS   5.2 ft 9 sec 246° 14-17 kt 330° 49.1 °F SOUTH KODIAK   7.9 ft 10 sec 259° 10-12 kt 270° 51.8 °F CENTRAL ALEUTIANS   6.6 ft 8 sec 323° 14-16 kt 330° 46.8 °F WESTERN ALEUTIANS   6.9 ft 8 sec 296° 8-10 kt 180° 44.6 °F Neah Bay   4.6 ft 8 sec 280° 10 kt 90° 51.8 °F NEW DUNGENESS   0.3 ft --- --- 6-8 kt 250° 52.0 °F Angeles Point, WA   1.3 ft 9 sec 287° --- --- 50.5 °F CAPE ELIZABETH   4.9 ft 10 sec 283° 17-21 kt 350° 59.0 °F Grays Harbor, WA   4.3 ft 13 sec 277° --- --- 57.4 °F Clatsop Spit, OR   4.6 ft 11 sec 267° --- --- 55.0 °F COLUMBIA RIVER BAR   5.2 ft 13 sec 253° 17-21 kt 350° 58.1 °F Astoria Canyon, OR   5.2 ft 11 sec 284° --- --- 59.2 °F TILLAMOOK, OR   5.9 ft 11 sec 290° 16-19 kt 10° 60.6 °F Tillamook Bay South Jetty, OR   4.6 ft 10 sec 293° --- --- 53.2 °F STONEWALL BANK   5.9 ft 6 sec 352° 16-19 kt 360° --- UMPQUA OFFSHORE, OR   6.9 ft 6 sec 357° --- --- 54.7 °F PORT ORFORD   6.9 ft 6 sec 4° 21-23 kt 10° 51.6 °F WEST OREGON   6.2 ft 11 sec 289° 14-16 kt 20° --- ST GEORGES   7.5 ft 8 sec 327° 14-16 kt 330° --- Humboldt Bay, North Spit, CA   --- --- --- --- --- 56.8 °F SOUTHEAST PAPA   5.6 ft 10 sec 306° 10-14 kt 90° 67.3 °F EEL RIVER   7.5 ft 8 sec 339° 12-14 kt 360° 52.9 °F Cape Mendocino, CA   7.5 ft 8 sec 338° --- --- 55.9 °F PT ARENA   5.6 ft 8 sec 319° 8-10 kt 310° 56.8 °F BODEGA BAY   4.3 ft 9 sec 309° 12-14 kt 320° --- WEST CALIFORNIA   --- --- 27° 12-16 kt 30° 65.7 °F Point Reyes, CA   5.9 ft 11 sec 282° --- --- 61.7 °F San Francisco Bar, CA   3.6 ft 13 sec 237° --- --- 60.6 °F SAN FRANCISCO   4.3 ft 10 sec 282° 14-16 kt 320° 60.6 °F HALF MOON BAY   4.6 ft 9 sec --- 12-16 kt 320° 61.7 °F MONTEREY   4.9 ft 10 sec 298° 14-17 kt 330° 64.2 °F Monterey Canyon Outer, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 287° --- --- 63.7 °F MBM1   --- --- --- 4 kt 280° --- Point Sur, CA   4.9 ft 11 sec 296° --- --- 63.7 °F CAPE SAN MARTIN   5.6 ft 12 sec 196° 14-16 kt 330° 64.8 °F Diablo Canyon, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 258° --- --- 72.1 °F Avila Beach Nearshore, CA   1.3 ft 12 sec 205° --- --- 67.5 °F SANTA MARIA   3.6 ft 11 sec 282° 8-10 kt 310° 69.1 °F Santa Lucia Escarpment, CA   6.6 ft 11 sec 181° --- --- 66.9 °F Harvest, CA   4.6 ft 11 sec 285° --- --- 70.3 °F WEST SANTA BARBARA   4.9 ft 11 sec 286° 17-19 kt 300° 72.0 °F Topanga Nearshore, CA   2.6 ft 11 sec 165° --- --- 75.7 °F Santa Monica Bay, CA   3.0 ft 11 sec 171° --- --- 73.8 °F Santa Cruz Basin, CA   3.9 ft 11 sec 155° --- --- 73.4 °F Santa Monica Basin   3.3 ft 11 sec 161° 6-10 kt 290° 74.5 °F Long Beach Channel, CA   3.3 ft 14 sec 171° --- --- 73.6 °F SOUTH SANTA ROSA   5.2 ft 11 sec 217° 16-19 kt 320° 72.0 °F San Pedro, CA   3.6 ft 11 sec 164° --- --- 73.9 °F San Pedro South, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 163° --- --- 74.3 °F Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec --- --- --- 73.8 °F Green Beach Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 186° --- --- 74.8 °F Red Beach Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 215° --- --- 74.3 °F San Nicolas Island, CA   6.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 71.4 °F Oceanside Offshore, CA   2.3 ft 13 sec 188° --- --- 74.3 °F Leucadia Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 235° --- --- 73.4 °F Del Mar Nearshore, CA   2.0 ft 13 sec 246° --- --- 73.9 °F Torrey Pines Outer, CA   2.6 ft 13 sec 215° --- --- 75.9 °F SCRIPPS Nearshore, CA   1.6 ft 12 sec 291° --- --- 73.4 °F Mission Bay West, CA   3.3 ft 13 sec 215° --- --- 73.2 °F Point Loma South, CA   3.3 ft 11 sec 171° --- --- 73.2 °F SAN CLEMENTE BASIN   --- --- --- 16-17 kt 300° --- TANNER BANK   --- --- --- 12-16 kt 310° 70.5 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII ONE   5.9 ft 15 sec 318° 8-10 kt 50° 79.0 °F NORTHWESTERN HAWAII TWO   4.9 ft 15 sec 320° 8 kt 30° 79.0 °F NORTHERN HAWAII ONE   5.9 ft 17 sec 9° 10-12 kt 80° 79.7 °F WHOTS   --- --- --- 8 kt 100° 80.6 °F Waimea Bay, HI   3.9 ft 11 sec --- --- --- 80.1 °F Mokapu Point, HI   3.9 ft 8 sec 27° --- --- 80.8 °F Barbers Point, Kalaeloa, HI   4.3 ft 15 sec 196° --- --- 81.7 °F Pearl Harbor Entrance, HI   2.6 ft 15 sec 162° --- --- 81.3 °F Pauwela, Maui, HI   4.6 ft 18 sec --- --- --- 80.2 °F Hilo, Hawaii, HI   4.9 ft 11 sec 348° --- --- 80.6 °F WESTERN HAWAII   5.6 ft 10 sec 338° 8-10 kt 40° 81.1 °F SOUTHEAST HAWAII   5.2 ft 15 sec 190° 6-8 kt 50° 82.8 °F SOUTHWEST HAWAII   --- --- 108° 12-14 kt 80° 81.1 °F Rumung, Yap, Micronesia   5.2 ft 12 sec 33° --- --- 83.8 °F Ngaraard, Babeldaob, Palau   3.6 ft 13 sec 33° --- --- 84.2 °F Pikareej, Arno, Marshall Islands   4.6 ft 10 sec 71° --- --- 85.1 °F North Point, Pohnpei, Micronesia   5.6 ft 11 sec 335° --- --- 84.9 °F Kalo, Majuro, Marshall Islands   --- --- --- --- --- --- Aunuu, American Samoa   9.2 ft 14 sec --- --- --- 81.9 °F King-Poloa, American Samoa   5.9 ft 15 sec 205° --- --- 82.4 °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

 

Cloud Cover Southern California satellite imagery courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

Tropical Storms Wundermap - East Pacific    Hurricane Archive    NOAA Hurricanes    Satellite    Tracker 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 061957 CWFSGX Coastal Waters Forecast for California National Weather Service San Diego CA Issued by National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard CA 1257 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026 San Mateo Point to the Mexican border out 60 nm 1257 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026 .Synopsis for the far Southern CA coast... At 1 PM, a 1023 mb high was about 400 nautical miles west of Cape Blanco, Oregon, and a 978 mb low was at the core of Hurricane Rachel about 900 nautical miles south of Long Beach. Weak offshore flow near shore during the mornings and weak onshore northwest flow during the afternoons will prevail through Thursday. More persistent but still weak onshore flow will follow Friday through Saturday. Coastal Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border and out to 10 nm- 1257 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026 TONIGHT Wind NW 10 kt this evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED 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 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening... becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening...becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. SUN Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft...building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SUN NIGHT Wind SW 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 7 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers. Waters from San Mateo Point to the Mexican Border Extending 10 to 60 nm out including San Clemente Island- 1257 PM PDT Tue Oct 6 2026 TONIGHT Wind W 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 3 ft at 13 seconds. WED Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. WED NIGHT Wind NW 10 to 15 kt in the evening... becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. THU Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 9 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. THU NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt in the evening... becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 11 seconds and S 5 ft at 13 seconds. FRI Wind variable less than 10 kt...becoming NW 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 1 foot at 4 seconds, S 5 ft at 13 seconds and NW 2 ft at 14 seconds. FRI NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 13 seconds. SAT NIGHT Wind NW 10 kt. Seas 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 5 seconds and S 4 ft at 14 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. SUN Wind W 10 to 15 kt...becoming 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers. SUN NIGHT Wind W 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at 6 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds. A slight chance of showers. Coastal waters forecast courtesy of the National Weather Service

 

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