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Mission Beach Surf Report & Forecast, San Diego, California
Mission Beach, San Diego, California: 5–6 ft, head high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 2.4 ft at 16 seconds from the west, with calm wind. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.1 ft at 3:18 pm.
5–6 ft
head high · occasional 7 ft
- Swell
- 2.4 ft · 16 s · Wplus 1.1 ft · 16 s · SW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 2.9 ft fallinglow 0.1 ft at 3:18 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 77°Ffeels like 78°F
- Sun
- rise 6:14 amset 4:52 pm
Mission Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Mission Beach: 9 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 Mission Beach: 9 am, Great, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.6 ft |
| 7 am | 4 ft | Great | calm | 6.4 ft |
| 8 am | 4 ft | Great | calm | 6.8 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 5.7 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (W) | 4.4 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 5–6 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 2.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.9 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 4–5 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 4–5 ft | Great | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 4 ft | Good | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (W) | 5.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 4 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 3.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 4 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 4 ft | Great | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.4 ft |
Mission Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Mission Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 5.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 43 s
- Lulls
- about 175 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 92% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Mission Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 8 days at Mission Beach: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 6–9 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–7 ft and Great; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–9 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Mission 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 | 4–6 ft | Great | 1.6 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–5 ft | Great | 2.4 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 9 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–4 ft | Great | 1.9 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 6 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.3 ft · 14 s · SW | calm | 6 mph onshore (W) | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–6 ft | Good | 2.3 ft · 15 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 11 mph onshore (SW), gusts 16 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–7 ft | Great | 3.2 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 11 mph onshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6–9 ft | Great | 4.1 ft · 18 s · W | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–7 ft | Poor | 2.4 ft · 7 s · WSW | 14 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 20 | 17 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 25 | 10 am |
Mission Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Mission Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.5 ft at 1:45 am, high 6.8 ft at 8:06 am, low 0.1 ft at 3:18 pm and high 4.5 ft at 9:43 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 2.9 ft and falling.
Mission Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.5 ft at 1:45 amHigh 6.8 ft at 8:06 amLow 0.1 ft at 3:18 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 9:43 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:17 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:36 amLow 0.0 ft at 3:52 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 10:17 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:43 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:28 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:12 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.1 ft at 2:54 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:33 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.8 ft at 12:15 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:14 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:07 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:04 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.8 ft at 1:38 amLow 3.7 ft at 3:39 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:46 amLow 1.3 ft at 7:04 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.1 ft at 11:34 amLow 1.3 ft at 8:01 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.1 ft at 4:27 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:07 amHigh 4.6 ft at 12:46 pmLow 1.4 ft at 8:57 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.4 ft at 4:43 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:38 amHigh 4.3 ft at 2:24 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Mission Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Mission Beach is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 78°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 Mission Beach
- South Mission Jetty0.7 mi S · 4–5 ft · Great
- OB Jetty1.2 mi S · 4–5 ft · Good
- Ocean Beach1.4 mi S · 6 ft · Great
- Crystal Pier1.9 mi N · 5–6 ft · Great
- Law Street2.1 mi N · 5–7 ft · Great
- Tourmaline2.5 mi NNW · 7–8 ft · Good
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About Mission Beach
Mission Beach is a beach break in San Diego County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called MB, Belmont Park and Ventura Place.
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