San Diego Surf Forecast: Who ordered the combo platter?

Tuesday is going to be another fun surf day for San Diego thanks to a mix of cleaner morning conditions and a mix of swells from both local sources and the Southern Hemisphere. We are going to continue to see a mix of S and SW swells (180-220) as well as some steady NW windswell. None of the swells will be particularly big or consistent...but the combo breaks will do a good job of blending the swell mix into some playful peaks.



On Tuesday most spots will have surf in the knee-chest high range. Sets will be a little inconsistent but playful when they show. Standout S facing spots, particularly combo breaks, will have waist-chest high surf with some shoulder high sets. Since we have the wider range of swell directions we can expect similar sized waves throughout the County...but I would still plan on looking at the traditional “top spots” for the largest and most consistent set waves.



Winds will be similar to Monday...light and variable and clean conditions early in the morning, some light onshore texture by midmorning and early lunchtime, and then NW winds around 10-15 knots by the afternoon. Cloudy skies early morning will burn off to sunny skies through the middle of the day.

Overall we are going to have sort of a soft/playful day of surf. The best shape will be through the morning as we come off the early negative-low tide. Once the tide fills in it looks like semi-soft/mushy shape will be on tap for most breaks. We aren’t quite back to the need to take the small wave gear...but the wider fishier shapes might be more fun, and let you score more waves as we move into the higher tide by midmorning.

Here are the tides...

04:44AM LDT -1.7 L
11:11AM LDT 3.8 H
03:53PM LDT 1.9 L
10:01PM LDT 6.8 H

Have a good week...and remember to check out www.socalsurf.com for more forecast information on the rest of Southern California.

Adam Wright
Forecaster
www.socalsurf.com