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Boomer Beach Surf Report & Forecast, San Diego, California
Boomer Beach, San Diego, California: 7–9 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 3.4 ft at 16 seconds from the west-northwest, with calm wind. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.5 ft at 3:19 pm.
7–9 ft
overhead to well overhead · occasional 10 ft
- Swell
- 3.4 ft · 16 s · WNWplus 1.1 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 3.4 ft fallinglow 0.5 ft at 3:19 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 78°Ffeels like 79°F
- Sun
- rise 6:14 amset 4:52 pm
Boomer Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Boomer Beach: 10 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Boomer Beach: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (E) | 6.1 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (E) | 6.9 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 7.3 ft |
| 9 am | 5–7 ft | Good | calm | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 7–9 ft | Great | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 7–9 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (W) | 4.9 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 7–8 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 3.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (NW) | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (NW) | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (NNW) | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–8 ft | Great | calm | 5.6 ft |
| 7 am | 6–8 ft | Great | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 7.1 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (W) | 5.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 4.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (NW) | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (NW) | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.9 ft |
Boomer Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Boomer Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 8.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 44 s
- Lulls
- about 184 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 45% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Boomer Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Boomer Beach: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 9–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–10 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 9–13 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Boomer Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 5–9 ft | Great | 2.5 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 8 mph onshore (NW) | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 6–8 ft | Great | 3.5 ft · 14 s · WNW | calm | 7 mph onshore (NW) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5–7 ft | Good | 2.8 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–7 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 6 mph onshore (W) | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 7–10 ft | Great | 3.5 ft · 15 s · WNW | 6 mph offshore (ESE) | 11 mph cross-shore (SW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 8–10 ft | Good | 4.7 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 12 mph onshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 9–13 ft | Great | 4.1 ft · 18 s · WNW | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6–10 ft | Poor | 3.5 ft · 7 s · W | 14 mph onshore (NW), gusts 20 | 15 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 24 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 10–12 ft | Poor | — | 17 mph onshore (NW) | 21 mph onshore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6–11 ft | Great | — | 4 mph offshore (E) | 7 mph onshore (W) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Boomer Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Boomer Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Boomer Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.0 ft at 1:46 am, high 7.3 ft at 8:07 am, low 0.5 ft at 3:19 pm and high 5.0 ft at 9:45 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.4 ft and falling.
Boomer Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 3.0 ft at 1:46 amHigh 7.3 ft at 8:07 amLow 0.5 ft at 3:19 pmHigh 5.0 ft at 9:45 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.2 ft at 2:19 amHigh 7.2 ft at 8:37 amLow 0.5 ft at 3:53 pmHigh 4.7 ft at 10:18 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.3 ft at 2:44 amHigh 6.8 ft at 9:01 amLow 0.7 ft at 4:29 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:14 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.5 ft at 2:55 amHigh 6.6 ft at 9:34 amLow 1.1 ft at 5:13 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.2 ft at 12:16 amLow 3.9 ft at 3:16 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:08 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:05 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.3 ft at 1:43 amLow 4.2 ft at 3:39 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:47 amLow 1.8 ft at 7:05 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.5 ft at 11:35 amLow 1.8 ft at 8:02 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.6 ft at 4:27 amLow 4.4 ft at 7:09 amHigh 5.1 ft at 12:48 pmLow 1.9 ft at 8:58 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.9 ft at 4:44 amLow 4.1 ft at 9:39 amHigh 4.8 ft at 2:25 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Boomer Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Boomer Beach is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 79°F and a 2 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Boomer Beach
- Marine Street1.0 mi SSW · 8–9 ft · Great
- La Jolla Shores1.1 mi ENE · 2 ft · Good
- Scripps Pier1.6 mi NE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Windansea1.7 mi SSW · 7–9 ft · Epic
- Torrey Pines City Beach2.1 mi NE · 3–4 ft · Good
- Bird Rock2.5 mi S · 7–8 ft · Great
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About Boomer Beach
Boomer Beach is a beach break in San Diego County, California, facing west-northwest. Also called Boomers, Ellen Browning Scripps Park and La Jolla Cove.
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