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Ponto

NWS SGX San Diego County Coastal Areas · THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY; official reef-face range: 1–3 ft

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 4:40 PM PDT

When to go

Around 6:00 PM

Windy · Low confidence

3.2–3.2 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 6.8 kt · cross-shore

Forecast details

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

Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

5:00 PM–6:00 PM · America/Los_Angeles
Unfavorable wind · up to 9.3 kt · reported gusts up to 11.5 kt
Caution: This is the best available wind comparison, not a favorable-wind label. The selected wind is unfavorable for this break.
Offshore waves: 3.1–3.2 ft across the period. Surf height unavailable. Tide data unavailable.
Wind source time: Sep 22, 4:45 PM PDT. This is not the model run issue time.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 2.9 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
Tide unavailable: assessment incomplete, especially at shallow reef breaks.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind WNW 9.3 kt

Tide Unavailable

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 13sValid 2026-09-22 17:00 · America/Los_AngelesMarine grid 33.1250, -117.3750 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea3.1 ft @ 9.6sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 17:00 · America/Los_Angeles

Model windWNW 9.3 ktcross-shoreValid 2026-09-22 17:00 · America/Los_Angeles6.5 kt onshore component

TideUnavailableunavailableNOAA OCEANSIDE HARBOR 9410396 · 9 km from spot · predicted height relative to MLLW

NWS SGX San Diego County Coastal Areas · THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY1–3 ftOfficial San Diego County coastal-area surf height; shore assignment is explicit, but local break transformation and quality remain unresolvedIssued Sep 22, 1:19 PM PDT

NDBC 46224 / CDIP 045 Oceanside Offshore3.3 ft @ 17sObserved offshore significant wave height (Hs) at the assigned buoy; not breaking-wave face heightObserved Sep 22, 3:56 PM PDT

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Ponto
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	SSW 0.8 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SW 2.1 ft @ 11s
1 AM	S 0.8 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SW 2.1 ft @ 10s
2 AM	W 0.2 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SW 2.1 ft @ 10s
3 AM	SE 2.1 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SW 2.1 ft @ 11s
4 AM	S 0.8 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SW 2.2 ft @ 12s
5 AM	N 0.6 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.2 ft @ 13s
6 AM	NNW 3.8 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.2 ft @ 13s
7 AM	NNW 3.1 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.2 ft @ 13s
8 AM	NW 1.4 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.2 ft @ 13s
9 AM	NW 4.1 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.2 ft @ 13s
10 AM	WNW 3.8 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.2 ft @ 13s
11 AM	W 7 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.2 ft @ 13s
Noon	W 8.8 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.2 ft @ 13s
1 PM	W 9 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.2 ft @ 13s
2 PM	WNW 9.7 ktonshore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.2 ft @ 13s
3 PM	WNW 10.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.2 ft @ 13s
4 PM	WNW 10.8 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.2 ft @ 14s
5 PM	WNW 9.3 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SSW 2.2 ft @ 13s
6 PM	WNW 6.8 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	SW 2.2 ft @ 10s
7 PM	WNW 5.2 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	WSW 2.4 ft @ 6s
8 PM	NW 4.2 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	W 2.4 ft @ 4s
9 PM	WNW 3.7 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	W 2.4 ft @ 3s
10 PM	WNW 3.9 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	W 2.4 ft @ 3s
11 PM	NW 4 ktcross-shore	Unavailableunavailable	W 2.4 ft @ 4s

12 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 0.8 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.1 ft @ 11s

1 AMUnavailable

WindS 0.8 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.1 ft @ 10s

2 AMUnavailable

WindW 0.2 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.1 ft @ 10s

3 AMUnavailable

WindSE 2.1 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.1 ft @ 11s

4 AMUnavailable

WindS 0.8 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.2 ft @ 12s

5 AMUnavailable

WindN 0.6 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 13s

6 AMUnavailable

WindNNW 3.8 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 13s

7 AMUnavailable

WindNNW 3.1 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 13s

8 AMUnavailable

WindNW 1.4 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 13s

9 AMUnavailable

WindNW 4.1 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 13s

10 AMUnavailable

WindWNW 3.8 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 13s

11 AMUnavailable

WindW 7 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 13s

NoonUnavailable

WindW 8.8 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 13s

1 PMUnavailable

WindW 9 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 13s

2 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 9.7 ktonshoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 13s

3 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 10.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 13s

4 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 10.8 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 14s

5 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 9.3 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSSW 2.2 ft @ 13s

6 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 6.8 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellSW 2.2 ft @ 10s

7 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 5.2 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellWSW 2.4 ft @ 6s

8 PMUnavailable

WindNW 4.2 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 2.4 ft @ 4s

9 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 3.7 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 2.4 ft @ 3s

10 PMUnavailable

WindWNW 3.9 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 2.4 ft @ 3s

11 PMUnavailable

WindNW 4 ktcross-shoreTideUnavailableunavailableOffshore swellW 2.4 ft @ 4s

Tide

NOAA OCEANSIDE HARBOR 9410396 · 9 km from spot · MLLW

Tide predictions are unavailable for this period.

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. River break.

Mapped spot coordinate: 33.14, -117.35.

Mainland · Coast not verified · Ocean-facing bearing 247.5° · Location provenance

Model request point: Ponto (33.14, -117.35). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 4/6 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier A · US_CA · spot-level model point

NWS SGX San Diego County Coastal Areas · THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY; official reef-face range1–3 ftCurrent · Sep 22, 1:19 PM PDT

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 unresolvedCurrentSep 22, 1:19 PM PDT
Coastal Data Information Program THREDDS
No assigned CDIP station passed schema, identity, coordinate, QC, and spot-scope validation.UnavailableNo source time
NDBC 46224 / CDIP 045 Oceanside Offshore
NDBC 46224 / CDIP 045 Oceanside Offshore; Observed offshore significant wave height (Hs) at the assigned buoy; not breaking-wave face heightCurrentSep 22, 3:56 PM PDT
NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents API
No individually assigned NOAA tide prediction covers this spot and selected local date.UnavailableSep 22, 4:45 PM PDT
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 4:45 PM PDT
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 4:45 PM PDT
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.