Sunset Cliffs Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam
Nearby Spots
Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
3-4FT+
Waist to shoulder
Swell
Wind
2KTSWSW
2kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
74°F
1mm wetsuit
South San Diego Forecast
Schaler Perry •Today
Fresh SW/SSW swell picks up through the day, still some NW windswell. Clean AM, semi clean PM.
Dawn to 10am: Size holds for most of SD as fresh SW/SSW swell from the SPAC picks up. Not as west as the weekend run, so we'll start to see the typical summer standouts with more size. Expecting just enough NW windswell energy to keep the beachbreaks in play but the structured spots are best. Clean early, light S wind developing through the AM.
Afternoon Outlook: Light+ SW/WSW wind in the afternoon drops off in the evening. SSE swell from Genevieve mostly passing by.
Sunset Cliffs Surf Forecast
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Sunset Cliffs Surf Guide
A thick kelp bed several hundred yards outside the break smoothes the bump out of northwesterly wind, making the Cliffs an ideal place to surf when nearby beaches are blown out. To access most of these reefbreaks, rocky cliffs -- and, often, exposed reef -- must be navigated. Long paddles mired by seagrass and kelp are the norm. There are many head-high and overhead days, but most of these spots max out before reaching eight feet. The speed of these waves is often dictated by tide. Low to mid-ti... Read more
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