Ponto Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
3-4FT
Waist to chest
Swell
Wind
1KTSWSW
2kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
66°F
2mm wetsuit
North San Diego Forecast
Matt Kibby •Today
Knee-waist high waves stick around. Chest+ 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+ waves. Moderate onshore lump into the late PM window. Evening mellows some.
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