Sunset Cliffs Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
2-3FT+
Thigh to stomach
Swell
Wind
10KTSNW
11kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
68°F
2mm wetsuit
South San Diego Forecast
Kevin Wallis •Today
Still plenty of fun surf left off fading swell, largest this morning. Light wind/clean AM, bump PM.
Dawn-10am: Fading SSW swell, along with a little lingering NW swell, still has widespread surf running waist-chest high in the morning with better summer breaks up to head-high. Slow fade as the day goes on.
Light wind early for a mostly clean start. Light W wind crumble comes up mid-morning.
Afternoon Outlook: Moderate onshore lump in the afternoon. Manageable but more chatter than the past couple of days. Surf slowly eases. Very full tide this evening slows things down, esp reefs.
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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