Birdrock Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report and Surf Forecast

Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
FAIR

Surf Height

4-6FT+

Chest to 1ft overhead

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

3.2FT19s
SW216º
3FT8s
W277º
2FT13s
SSW208º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

6KTSNW

6kts gusts, Cross-shore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

1.1FT

Temperature

67°F

spotName Wind & Weather
67ºF

2mm wetsuit

Kevin Wallis

South San Diego Forecast

Kevin Wallis •

Today

Strong SSW swell builds all day. Maxes out most beachbreaks, structured areas best. Clean AM.

Dawn-10am: SSW swell builds gradually through the morning. Widespread head high surf can be expected, even on the more southerly angled swell. Good spots are a couple to a few feet overhead. Powerful with lots of current at open beachbreaks. Mostly clean AM with light/variable wind.

Afternoon Outlook: Swell eventually peaks late through Wed, standouts see some even larger sets pushing 2x OH. Onshores stay pretty mellow into the PM - some crumble but not bad. Partial evening clean up possible.

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Birdrock Surf Guide

Nestled just north of Pacific Beach Point and about half a mile south of Windansea sits the area known as Bird Rock. As with all of the other surrounding spots in the larger La Jolla area, these are reefbreaks. There are two dominant breaks -- South Bird Rock and North Bird Rock -- that are surrounded by a handful of lesser quality and finicky sub reefs.

Both of these breaks get waves from a variety of swell directions. Overall, S/SW swells generally produce better quality waves. This a... 
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