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· After dark · current model. Beacons is forecast at 2–3 ft: Fair–Good for a longboard, Poor–Fair for a shortboard, with 5 mph offshore wind.

Beacons

Reef · blend

After dark · current model

3–6 AM forecast

Buoy anchored

Board: Both

2–3 ft
Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair

Nearshore 1.9 ft at 15s from WSW

Wind from N at 5 mph, gusts 7, light offshore
Tide 3.7 feet and rising
Water 73 degrees Fahrenheit; boardshorts or trunks suggested

Spot guide

BEST TIDE
Low to mid
GOOD TIDE TODAY
No good tide window in daylight today.
SWELL
WSW–WNW (255–285°)
OFFSHORE
ENE
BOARD
Both
  • Walk down the bluff path from the Neptune Ave lot.
  • Watch the pounding shorebreak and lineup rocks.

No cam for this spot yet.

Live buoy Leucadia Nearshore

0.6 MI · NEARSHORE

WAVES
2.0 ft
PERIOD
15s
FROM
SW 232°
WATER
72°

Observed 5:00 AM · 56 min old

7-day surf

3-hour blocksTap a block or use the arrows

LB longboard · SB shortboard

Sun 3 AM · now · after dark

2–3 ft · Fair–Good LB / Poor–Fair SB

5 mph, gusts 7, cross-offshore · 2.0 ft rising

Nearshore 1.9 ft at 15s from WSW

Seven-day surf forecast in 3-hour blocks
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
Sun 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy0.2 ft and rising
Sun 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours5 mph, gusts 7, cross-offshore2.0 ft and rising
Sun 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair6 mph, gusts 10, offshore3.7 ft and rising
Sun 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph, gusts 5, cross-onshore3.4 ft and falling
Sun 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair6 mph, gusts 13, onshore3.3 ft and rising
Sun 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 10, onshore4.8 ft and rising
Sun 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph, gusts 5, cross-onshore4.8 ft and falling
Sun 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy2.0 ft and falling
Mon 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours4 mph cross-offshore−0.1 ft and falling
Mon 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy1.4 ft and rising
Mon 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph offshore4.0 ft and rising
Mon 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair2 mph, gusts 4, glassy3.7 ft and falling
Mon 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 11, onshore2.5 ft and falling
Mon 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 14, cross-onshore3.9 ft and rising
Mon 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor3 mph, gusts 7, onshore5.4 ft and falling
Mon 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours4 mph, gusts 6, cross-onshore3.2 ft and falling
Tue 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours1 mph, gusts 2, glassy0.1 ft and falling
Tue 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours1 mph glassy0.9 ft and rising
Tue 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair1 mph glassy4.0 ft and rising
Tue 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair1 mph glassy4.2 ft and falling
Tue 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph onshore2.1 ft and falling
Tue 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor10 mph, gusts 13, onshore2.7 ft and rising
Tue 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor3 mph, gusts 6, onshore5.3 ft and rising
Tue 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph cross-onshore4.3 ft and falling
Wed 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy0.7 ft and falling
Wed 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours1 mph glassy0.5 ft and rising
Wed 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor1 mph glassy3.9 ft and rising
Wed 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair1 mph glassy4.8 ft and falling
Wed 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph onshore2.1 ft and falling
Wed 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 12, onshore1.6 ft and rising
Wed 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor4 mph, gusts 5, onshore4.6 ft and rising
Wed 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours3 mph cross5.0 ft and falling
Thu 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours1 mph glassy1.5 ft and falling
Thu 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy0.3 ft and rising
Thu 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair1 mph, gusts 2, glassy3.7 ft and rising
Thu 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair2 mph glassy5.3 ft and falling
Thu 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor9 mph onshore2.4 ft and falling
Thu 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair8 mph, gusts 11, onshore0.7 ft and rising
Thu 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair4 mph onshore3.6 ft and rising
Thu 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours3 mph cross5.2 ft and falling
Fri 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours3 mph cross-offshore2.3 ft and falling
Fri 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.4 ft and rising
Fri 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good1 mph glassy3.4 ft and rising
Fri 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph onshore5.7 ft and falling
Fri 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair8 mph onshore3.0 ft and falling
Fri 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair10 mph, gusts 11, onshore0.3 ft and falling
Fri 6 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair6 mph, gusts 7, onshore2.4 ft and rising
Fri 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours3 mph onshore5.0 ft and rising
Sat 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours3 mph cross-onshore3.1 ft and falling
Sat 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours3 mph cross-onshore0.8 ft and falling
Sat 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair3 mph onshore3.1 ft and rising
Sat 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph onshore5.9 ft and rising
Sat 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair8 mph onshore3.7 ft and falling
Sat 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair4 mph, gusts 5, onshore0.2 ft and falling
Sat 6 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable7 mph onshore1.3 ft and rising
Sat 9 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable, dark hours3 mph, gusts 4, cross-onshore4.4 ft and rising

Today’s tide

NO GOOD WINDOW TODAY

GOOD 0.5–3.0 FT3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PMH 3.8′L 3.1′H 5.2′NOW
High 6:40 AMLow 10:45 AMHigh 4:41 PM

La Jolla · MLLW

Swell

OffshoreSun 3 AM

New SSW swell fills in Wednesday night; another follows Saturday.

Details

New SSW swell (18s) fills in Wednesday night, peaks Thursday evening.

New long-period SSW swell (18s) arrives Saturday midday.

Primary1.9 ft · 12s
SSW207°
Secondary0.7 ft · 8s
WNW287°

Nearshore model anchored to the Leucadia Nearshore buoy.
Updated 5:55 AM · CDIP/Scripps, Open-Meteo and NOAA.

Data courtesy of CDIP. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Tide predictions: NOAA CO-OPS. Sunset quality by Sunsethue.

About the break

Spot guide

A reef break for longboards at 2–4 ft and shortboards at 3–7 ft. Best on WSW to WNW swell with ENE wind, low to mid tide. Walk down the bluff path from the Neptune Ave lot. Watch the pounding shorebreak and lineup rocks.

Break
Reef
Board
Longboard, Shortboard
Best swell
WSW–WNW (255°–285°)
Best tide
Low to mid

Spot research: Mondo Surf, Deepswell and Surf-Forecast.

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