Encinitas · San Diego County · California
Grandview Surf Report & Forecast, Encinitas, California
Grandview, Encinitas, California: 4–5 ft, chest to head high, at 6 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 2.0 ft at 14 seconds from the west, with calm wind. Water is about 75°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.7 ft at 8:37 am.
4–5 ft
chest to head high
- Swell
- 2.0 ft · 14 s · Wplus 1.3 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 5.2 ft risinghigh 6.7 ft at 8:37 am
- Water
- 75°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 70°Ffeels like 67°F
- Sun
- rise 6:15 amset 4:51 pm
Grandview surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Grandview: 5 pm, Great, on a rising low 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 Grandview: 5 pm, Good, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 amnow | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 3.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 13 | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 11 | 0.1 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 4.6 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.5 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (E) | 6.1 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (E) | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 5.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (W) | 4.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 13 | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 1.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.9 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.4 ft |
Grandview waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 6 am, sets at Grandview arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 40 s
- Lulls
- about 146 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 93% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Grandview surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Grandview: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 19 at 5–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–7 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–8 ft and Great.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Grandview 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 | 3–4 ft | Great | 2.0 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph offshore (E) | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.8 ft · 13 s · WSW | 7 mph offshore (E), gusts 12 | 7 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–5 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 14 s · W | 8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 14 | 8 mph onshore (SW) | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–7 ft | Poor to Fair | 2.6 ft · 15 s · W | 11 mph onshore (WSW) | 13 mph onshore (W), gusts 18 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–8 ft | Great | 3.4 ft · 18 s · W | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 6 mph onshore (W) | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.4 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–7 ft | Good | — | 9 mph onshore (WNW) | 17 mph onshore (W) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–5 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 13 mph onshore (WNW) | 20 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5–8 ft | Poor | — | 28 mph onshore (W), gusts 34 | 25 mph onshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Grandview are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Grandview tide chart and tide times
Tides at Grandview today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.7 ft at 2:10 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 6 am the tide is 5.2 ft and rising.
Grandview tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:10 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.
Grandview water temperature
The water temperature at Grandview is about 75°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 67°F and a 3 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. 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 Grandview
- Beacon's0.5 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Stone Steps0.9 mi SSE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Ponto1.3 mi NNW · 3–4 ft · Good
- Moonlight Beach1.3 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Great
- D Street1.8 mi SSE · 6–7 ft · Great
- Swami's2.5 mi SSE · 5–6 ft · Good
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Other spots named Grandview: Grandview, Hampton, Virginia
About Grandview
Grandview is a reef break in Encinitas, San Diego County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Grandview Beach.
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