Solana Beach · San Diego County · California
Fletcher Cove Surf Report & Forecast, Solana Beach, CA
Fletcher Cove, Solana Beach, California: 7–8 ft, overhead, at 2 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 4.2 ft at 14 seconds from the west, with calm wind. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 2.8 ft at 2:19 am.
7–8 ft
overhead · occasional 9 ft
- Swell
- 4.2 ft · 14 s · Wplus 1.1 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 2.8 ft risinglow 2.8 ft at 2:19 am
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 72°Ffeels like 68°F
- Sun
- rise 6:15 amset 4:51 pm
Fletcher Cove surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Fletcher Cove: 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 Fletcher Cove: 9 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 4 mph onshore (W) | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (W) | 3.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 11 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 11 | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 4.6 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.5 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (E) | 6.1 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (W) | 4.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 7 mph onshore (W) | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 1.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.4 ft |
Fletcher Cove waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 2 am, sets at Fletcher Cove arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 7.7 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 41 s
- Lulls
- about 129 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 97% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Fletcher Cove surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Fletcher Cove: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 16 at 7–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 11 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–12 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 9–11 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Fletcher Cove 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5–7 ft | Great | 4.2 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5–6 ft | Great | 3.3 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph offshore (E) | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–6 ft | Great | 2.9 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph offshore (E), gusts 12 | 5 mph onshore (W), gusts 10 | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6–9 ft | Great | 3.9 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7–12 ft | Poor | 5.8 ft · 15 s · W | 10 mph onshore (SW) | 13 mph onshore (W), gusts 19 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 9–11 ft | Poor | 6.1 ft · 17 s · W | calm | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 7–13 ft | Fair | 4.5 ft · 15 s · W | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 11 mph onshore (W), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 8–10 ft | Poor | — | 14 mph onshore (WNW) | 18 mph onshore (W) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 7–10 ft | Good | — | 4 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 8 mph onshore (W) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 4–7 ft | Great | — | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 4 mph onshore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Fletcher Cove are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Fletcher Cove tide chart and tide times
Tides at Fletcher Cove today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.8 ft at 2:19 am, high 6.7 ft at 8:37 am, low 0.1 ft at 3:54 pm and high 4.3 ft at 10:18 pm. At 2 am the tide is 2.8 ft and rising.
Fletcher Cove tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:19 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:37 amLow 0.1 ft at 3:54 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 10:18 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:44 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:02 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:30 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:14 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.2 ft at 2:56 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:35 amLow 0.8 ft at 5:14 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.8 ft at 12:16 amLow 3.5 ft at 3:18 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:08 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:06 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.8 ft at 1:43 amLow 3.8 ft at 3:41 amHigh 5.6 ft at 10:45 amLow 1.2 ft at 7:04 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.0 ft at 11:35 amLow 1.2 ft at 8:03 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 4:33 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:03 amHigh 4.7 ft at 12:51 pmLow 1.4 ft at 8:58 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.4 ft at 4:44 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:39 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:25 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Fletcher Cove water temperature
The water temperature at Fletcher Cove is about 75°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 68°F and a 3 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 Fletcher Cove
- Tabletops0.3 mi NNW · 6–7 ft · Great
- Seaside Reef0.7 mi NNW · 6–7 ft · Great
- Rivermouth1.0 mi SSE · 7–8 ft · Great
- Cardiff Reef1.6 mi NNW · 5–6 ft · Great
- Del Mar2.3 mi S · 6–7 ft · Great
- Pipes2.4 mi NNW · 5–6 ft · Great
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About Fletcher Cove
Fletcher Cove is a cove in Solana Beach, San Diego County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Fletcher Cove Beach Park and Pillbox.
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