Birdrock Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report and Surf Forecast
Nearby Spots
Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
2-3FT
Thigh to waist
Swell
Wind
4KTSWSW
4kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
69°F
2mm wetsuit
South San Diego Forecast
Matt Kibby •Today
Knee-waist high waves stick around. Chest-high for best spots. Wait out the early low tide.
Dawn-10am: The lead into the holiday weekend gets a fresh round of longer period SSW swell -- a little bit of NW windswell in the mix to keep the lights on at the beachbreaks -- not expecting peaks but maybe some open corners here and there. A little onshore crumble during the best tide window, but worth avoiding the negative low first thing.
PM Outlook: A little more SSW swell arrives, standouts see some head-high waves. Moderate onshore lump into the late PM window. Evening mellows some.
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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... Read more