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

Tourmaline

Beach · blend

After dark · current model

3–6 AM forecast

Board: Both

2–3 ft
Longboard Good, shortboard Fair

Nearshore 2.1 ft at 15s from WSW

Wind from NE at 3 mph, gusts 6, 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
SW–NW (225–315°)
OFFSHORE
NE
BOARD
Both
  • Sandy beach break with a rockier peak at the north end.
  • Big lot at the bottom of the steep Tourmaline St hill.
  • Slow, mellow peaks; best on bigger winter swells.

No cam for this spot yet.

Live buoy Scripps Nearshore

4.3 MI · NEARSHORE

WAVES
1.7 ft
PERIOD
9s
FROM
W 277°
WATER
72°

Observed 5:00 AM · 59 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 · Good LB / Fair SB

3 mph, gusts 6, offshore · 2.0 ft rising

Nearshore 2.1 ft at 15s from WSW

Seven-day surf forecast in 3-hour blocks
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
Sun 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours1 mph, gusts 2, glassy0.3 ft and rising
Sun 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours3 mph, gusts 6, offshore2.0 ft and rising
Sun 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair3 mph, gusts 6, cross-offshore3.8 ft and rising
Sun 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair1 mph, gusts 9, glassy3.5 ft and falling
Sun 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair8 mph, gusts 9, onshore3.5 ft and rising
Sun 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair7 mph, gusts 11, cross4.9 ft and rising
Sun 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair5 mph, gusts 9, cross-offshore4.8 ft and falling
Sun 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours3 mph, gusts 6, cross-offshore2.0 ft and falling
Mon 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours4 mph, gusts 5, cross0.0 ft and falling
Mon 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours5 mph, gusts 9, cross-offshore1.4 ft and rising
Mon 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor3 mph, gusts 5, offshore4.0 ft and rising
Mon 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor1 mph, gusts 2, glassy3.9 ft and falling
Mon 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph, gusts 8, cross-onshore2.7 ft and falling
Mon 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor11 mph, gusts 15, cross4.0 ft and rising
Mon 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor5 mph, gusts 7, cross-onshore5.4 ft and falling
Mon 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph, gusts 6, cross-onshore3.3 ft and falling
Tue 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours5 mph, gusts 8, cross-offshore0.1 ft and falling
Tue 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours6 mph, gusts 9, cross-offshore0.8 ft and rising
Tue 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor4 mph, gusts 7, cross-offshore4.1 ft and rising
Tue 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor4 mph, gusts 6, cross-offshore4.4 ft and falling
Tue 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph cross-onshore2.2 ft and falling
Tue 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor10 mph, gusts 12, cross-onshore2.7 ft and rising
Tue 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 11, cross-offshore5.3 ft and rising
Tue 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours7 mph, gusts 8, cross4.4 ft and falling
Wed 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours5 mph, gusts 7, cross0.7 ft and falling
Wed 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours5 mph, gusts 8, cross0.4 ft and rising
Wed 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor4 mph, gusts 5, cross-onshore3.9 ft and rising
Wed 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor3 mph cross-onshore5.1 ft and falling
Wed 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph cross-onshore2.3 ft and falling
Wed 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 9, cross-onshore1.6 ft and rising
Wed 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 7, cross-onshore4.6 ft and rising
Wed 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours5 mph, gusts 7, cross5.2 ft and falling
Thu 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours4 mph, gusts 5, cross-onshore1.6 ft and falling
Thu 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.2 ft and rising
Thu 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair4 mph, gusts 5, cross-onshore3.7 ft and rising
Thu 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair4 mph, gusts 5, cross5.6 ft and falling
Thu 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair9 mph cross-onshore2.7 ft and falling
Thu 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair9 mph, gusts 11, cross-onshore0.7 ft and rising
Thu 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair6 mph, gusts 7, cross3.5 ft and rising
Thu 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours5 mph, gusts 6, cross5.4 ft and falling
Fri 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours5 mph, gusts 7, cross2.5 ft and falling
Fri 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours4 mph, gusts 6, cross0.4 ft and rising
Fri 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair4 mph, gusts 7, cross3.3 ft and rising
Fri 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair6 mph, gusts 8, cross-offshore6.0 ft and falling
Fri 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair8 mph, gusts 10, cross3.3 ft and falling
Fri 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair10 mph, gusts 13, cross0.3 ft and falling
Fri 6 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair7 mph, gusts 9, cross2.3 ft and rising
Fri 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours5 mph cross-onshore5.1 ft and rising
Sat 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours4 mph, gusts 5, cross3.3 ft and falling
Sat 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours5 mph, gusts 8, cross0.8 ft and falling
Sat 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair5 mph, gusts 7, cross3.0 ft and rising
Sat 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair5 mph, gusts 6, cross-onshore6.1 ft and rising
Sat 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair8 mph cross-onshore4.1 ft and falling
Sat 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair4 mph onshore0.3 ft and falling
Sat 6 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable9 mph onshore1.2 ft and rising
Sat 9 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable, dark hours8 mph, gusts 10, onshore4.5 ft and rising

Today’s tide

NO GOOD WINDOW TODAY

GOOD 0.5–3.0 FT3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PMH 3.9′L 3.3′H 5.2′NOW
High 6:51 AMLow 10:41 AMHigh 4:37 PM

Mission Bay · MLLW

Swell

OffshoreSun 3 AM

New SSW swell fills in Friday night.

Details

New SSW swell (18s) fills in Friday night, peaks Saturday midday.

Primary1.9 ft · 12s
SSW212°
Secondary1.0 ft · 9s
SSE167°

Nearshore wave model from CDIP.
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 beach break for longboards at 1.5–4 ft and shortboards at 3–6 ft. Best on SW to NW swell with NE wind, low to mid tide. Sandy beach break with a rockier peak at the north end. Big lot at the bottom of the steep Tourmaline St hill. Slow, mellow peaks; best on bigger winter swells.

Break
Beach
Board
Longboard, Shortboard
Best swell
SW–NW (225°–315°)
Best tide
Low to mid

Spot research: WannaSurf, Mondo Surf, Surf-Forecast, Go Surfing San Diego, Deepswell and Wikipedia.

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