North County San Diego surf forecast
Updated Mon 12:25 AM, told from the forecasters' bulletins and NOAA's wave model.
3 to 5 feet in North County San Diego, sets to 6 feet Tuesday
The surf · Monday
Monday across North County San Diego. Surf runs 3 to 5 feet on a mixed swell from 280 and 210 degrees. Offshore winds 5 to 10 mph at dawn ease through mid-morning, then turn light onshore around 12 PM under sunny skies. Building into Tuesday.
Dawn · Monday
At dawn, light offshore winds 5 to 10 mph with clear skies. The tide falls from a 4.1-foot high toward a 2.6-foot low at 9:49 AM.
Mid-morning · Monday
By mid-morning, light offshore winds around 5 mph turn onshore around 12 PM. Low tide bottoms out at 2.6 feet at 9:49 AM under sunny skies.
Afternoon · Monday
In the afternoon, light onshore winds around 5 mph and sunny conditions. High tide reaches 4.6 feet at 3:23 PM.
Coming · Tuesday
Surf nudges up Tuesday to 3 to 5 feet with local sets to 6 feet. The water holds a mixed swell from 210 and 280 degrees with a south-southwest swell of 3 feet at 15 seconds at sea.
The week · Tuesday
Sunday to Friday: the southwest swell of 3 feet at 14 to 16 seconds slowly eases through late week out at sea. A fresh west swell around 3 feet at 12 seconds arrives Thursday. Tides increase toward the weekend, reaching 7 feet by Friday.
Fine print · Monday
A Beach Hazards Statement from the National Weather Service is in effect through Monday afternoon for San Diego County Coastal Areas.
The bulletins behind it: Surf Zone Forecast, Coastal Waters Forecast, Forecast Discussion, Coastal Hazard Message.
The spots, north to south
| Spot | SundayNov 1 | MondayNov 2 | TuesdayNov 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trestles | 6 to 10 ft, shoulder to well overhead | 6 to 8 ft, head high to overheaddawn wind cross-shore from the E, 5 mph | 5 to 7 ft, shoulder to head highdawn wind offshore from the N, 5 mph |
| Del Mar | 3 to 7 ft, waist to head high | 3 to 5 ft, waist to chest highdawn wind offshore from the E, 10 mph | 3 to 4 ft, waist to chest highdawn wind offshore from the NE, 5 mph |
Daylight surf, the typical to the sets. Open a spot for its swell, wind and tide hour by hour.
The tide
The tide at La Jolla: high 4.2 ft at 4:46 AM, then low 2.7 ft at 9:49 AM, then high 4.7 ft at 3:23 PM, then low 0.1 ft at 10:30 PM.
Later this week
Holding through Sunday. That far out it's a heads-up, not a number: the size comes as the days get closer.
Hazards
- Beach Hazards Statement for San Diego County Coastal Areas
How sure
Medium.
The bulletins behind it
- NWS San Diego · Surf Zone Forecast, issued Mon 12:15 AM
- NWS San Diego · Coastal Waters Forecast, issued Sun 12:38 PM
- NWS San Diego · Forecast Discussion, issued Sun 9:54 PM
- NWS San Diego · Coastal Hazard Message, issued Sun 10:01 AM
Written Mon 12:25 AM PT · Surf from CDIP's nearshore points, wind from NWS hourly, tides from NOAA.
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