Sunset Cliffs Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam
Nearby Spots
Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
4-5FT
Chest to head
Swell
Wind
7KTSSW
7kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
73°F
1mm wetsuit
South San Diego Forecast
Schaler Perry •Today
Long period SW swell builds, tropical swell lingers, some NW mixes in. Light wind all day.
Dawn to 10am: New SW Southern Hemi swell is flexing on the local buoys this morning as old tropical swell blends in. Many spots running chest-shoulder-head high, as better exposures are head high-overhead+. The SW is lully but potent when the sets show and very west, nice size across the region. Still enough NW windswell in the mix for semi broken up beachbreaks. Light S morning winds.
Afternoon Outlook: Light SW afternoon onshores drop off in the evening for a clean up before dark.
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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