Right now — North San Diego County, United States

Places to check

Cardiff ReefAround 6:00 PM PDT

Windy · Low confidence

Similar forecast: Swami's, Ponto and 1 others.

3.1–3.1 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 6.6 kt · onshore

Other places to check

Swami's · Around 6:00 PM PDT · Windy
3.1–3.1 ft · Offshore waves · not face height · 6.6 kt onshore
Ponto · Around 6:00 PM PDT · Windy
3.2–3.2 ft · Offshore waves · not face height · 6.8 kt cross-shore

Why this spot?

This is the best time in the forecast, though wind may make it choppy.

North San Diego County spots

7 spots

North San Diego County

7 spots

North San Diego County surf forecast
Spot	Breaking surf	Outlook	Best next 4h	Wind	Tide
Cardiff ReefW offshore model swell · 2.2 ft @ 7s	Unavailable	WindyLow confidence	Around 6:00 PM	WNW 8.8 ktonshore	4 ftrising
5 PMUUnavailable8.84 ft 6 PMUUnavailable6.64.5 ft 7 PMUUnavailable5.15 ft 8 PMUUnavailable3.74.5 ft Open hourly forecast Spot notes
Oceanside PierSSW offshore model swell · 2.1 ft @ 13s	Unavailable	WindyLow confidence	Around 6:00 PM	WNW 9.7 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable
5 PMUUnavailable9.7Unavailable 6 PMUUnavailable7.9Unavailable 7 PMUUnavailable6.2Unavailable 8 PMUUnavailable5.1Unavailable Open hourly forecast Spot notes
Swami'sW offshore model swell · 2.2 ft @ 7s	Unavailable	WindyLow confidence	Around 6:00 PM	WNW 9 ktonshore	4 ftrising
5 PMUUnavailable94 ft 6 PMUUnavailable6.64.5 ft 7 PMUUnavailable5.35 ft 8 PMUUnavailable44.5 ft Open hourly forecast Spot notes
Del MarW offshore model swell · 2.2 ft @ 7s	Unavailable	WindyLow confidence	Around 6:00 PM	WNW 8.3 ktonshore	4 ftrising
5 PMUUnavailable8.34 ft 6 PMUUnavailable7.24.5 ft 7 PMUUnavailable6.25 ft 8 PMUUnavailable4.44.5 ft Open hourly forecast Spot notes
PontoSSW offshore model swell · 2.2 ft @ 13s	Unavailable	WindyLow confidence	Around 6:00 PM	WNW 9.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable
5 PMUUnavailable9.3Unavailable 6 PMUUnavailable6.8Unavailable 7 PMUUnavailable5.2Unavailable 8 PMUUnavailable4.2Unavailable Open hourly forecast Spot notes
Seaside ReefW offshore model swell · 2.2 ft @ 7s	Unavailable	WindyLow confidence	Around 6:00 PM	WNW 8.8 ktonshore	4 ftrising
5 PMUUnavailable8.84 ft 6 PMUUnavailable7.14.5 ft 7 PMUUnavailable5.45 ft 8 PMUUnavailable44.5 ft Open hourly forecast Spot notes
TamarackSSW offshore model swell · 2.2 ft @ 13s	Unavailable	WindyLow confidence	Around 6:00 PM	WNW 9.4 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable
5 PMUUnavailable9.4Unavailable 6 PMUUnavailable7.3Unavailable 7 PMUUnavailable5.8Unavailable 8 PMUUnavailable4.9Unavailable Open hourly forecast Spot notes

North San Diego County

7 spots

Cardiff Reef

Unavailable

Offshore swell: W 2.2 ft @ 7s

WindyLow confidenceWhen to goAround 6:00 PM

WindWNW 8.8 ktonshoreTide4 ftrising

Hourly timeline

5 PMUUnavailable8.84 ft

6 PMUUnavailable6.64.5 ft

7 PMUUnavailable5.15 ft

8 PMUUnavailable3.74.5 ft

Open hourly forecast

Oceanside Pier

Unavailable

Offshore swell: SSW 2.1 ft @ 13s

WindyLow confidenceWhen to goAround 6:00 PM

WindWNW 9.7 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailable

Hourly timeline

5 PMUUnavailable9.7Unavailable

6 PMUUnavailable7.9Unavailable

7 PMUUnavailable6.2Unavailable

8 PMUUnavailable5.1Unavailable

Open hourly forecast

Swami's

Unavailable

Offshore swell: W 2.2 ft @ 7s

WindyLow confidenceWhen to goAround 6:00 PM

WindWNW 9 ktonshoreTide4 ftrising

Hourly timeline

5 PMUUnavailable94 ft

6 PMUUnavailable6.64.5 ft

7 PMUUnavailable5.35 ft

8 PMUUnavailable44.5 ft

Open hourly forecast

Del Mar

Unavailable

Offshore swell: W 2.2 ft @ 7s

WindyLow confidenceWhen to goAround 6:00 PM

WindWNW 8.3 ktonshoreTide4 ftrising

Hourly timeline

5 PMUUnavailable8.34 ft

6 PMUUnavailable7.24.5 ft

7 PMUUnavailable6.25 ft

8 PMUUnavailable4.44.5 ft

Open hourly forecast

Ponto

Unavailable

Offshore swell: SSW 2.2 ft @ 13s

WindyLow confidenceWhen to goAround 6:00 PM

WindWNW 9.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailable

Hourly timeline

5 PMUUnavailable9.3Unavailable

6 PMUUnavailable6.8Unavailable

7 PMUUnavailable5.2Unavailable

8 PMUUnavailable4.2Unavailable

Open hourly forecast

Seaside Reef

Unavailable

Offshore swell: W 2.2 ft @ 7s

WindyLow confidenceWhen to goAround 6:00 PM

WindWNW 8.8 ktonshoreTide4 ftrising

Hourly timeline

5 PMUUnavailable8.84 ft

6 PMUUnavailable7.14.5 ft

7 PMUUnavailable5.45 ft

8 PMUUnavailable44.5 ft

Open hourly forecast

Tamarack

Unavailable

Offshore swell: SSW 2.2 ft @ 13s

WindyLow confidenceWhen to goAround 6:00 PM

WindWNW 9.4 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailable

Hourly timeline

5 PMUUnavailable9.4Unavailable

6 PMUUnavailable7.3Unavailable

7 PMUUnavailable5.8Unavailable

8 PMUUnavailable4.9Unavailable

Open hourly forecast

Seven-day outlook

Tue, Sep 22UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0–11.5 kt varying direction

Wed, Sep 23UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0–7.5 kt varying direction

Thu, Sep 24UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 1–9.5 kt varying direction

Fri, Sep 25UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0–9.5 kt varying direction

Sat, Sep 26UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0–9 kt varying direction

Sun, Sep 27UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0–8.5 kt varying direction

Mon, Sep 28UnavailableRanking unavailableRegional modelWind 0–8.5 kt varying direction

Forecast sources 5/6 current

Coastal waves, offshore swell, and surf height describe different conditions. Source availability does not measure forecast accuracy.

Report or official forecast

NWS SGX San Diego County Coastal Areas · THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NWS SGX San Diego County Coastal Areas · THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY; Official San Diego County coastal-area surf height; shore assignment is explicit, but local break transformation and quality remain unresolved

CurrentSep 22, 1:19 PM PDT

Wave observation

Coastal Data Information Program THREDDS

No assigned CDIP station passed schema, identity, coordinate, QC, and spot-scope validation.

UnavailableNo source time

Wave observation

NDBC 46225 / CDIP 100 Torrey Pines Outer

NDBC 46225 / CDIP 100 Torrey Pines Outer; Observed offshore significant wave height (Hs) at the assigned buoy; not breaking-wave face height

CurrentSep 22, 4:56 PM PDT

Tide prediction

NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents API

NOAA La Jolla 9410230 · 22 km from spot; predicted high/low events above MLLW, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.

CurrentSep 22, 5:27 PM PDT

Forecast model

Open-Meteo Marine API

7 of 7 configured model points available

CurrentSep 22, 4:45 PM PDT

Forecast model

Open-Meteo Weather API

7 of 7 configured model points available

CurrentSep 22, 4:45 PM PDT

Comparison or discovery

Surf-Forecast public pages

Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallback

Not applicableNo source time

Comparison or discovery

Surfline public spot pages

Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadata

Not applicableNo source time