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Point Loma Surf Report & Forecast, The Point, California
Point Loma, The Point, California: 8–9 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 2 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Great. The main swell is 3.8 ft at 14 seconds from the west, with a 4 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 2.7 ft at 2:15 am.
8–9 ft
overhead to well overhead · occasional 10 ft
- Swell
- 3.8 ft · 14 s · Wplus 0.4 ft · 15 s · NW
- Wind
- 4 mph (ENE)offshore
- Tide
- 2.7 ft risinglow 2.7 ft at 2:15 am
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 73°Ffeels like 73°F
- Sun
- rise 6:14 amset 4:51 pm
Point Loma surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Point Loma: 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 Point Loma: 11 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | 5.1 ft |
| 7 am | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 9 am | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 7–8 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 4.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 3.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 2.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 11 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16 | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (NW) | -0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 4.6 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.4 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.0 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (W) | 4.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 2.8 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.3 ft |
Point Loma waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 2 am, sets at Point Loma arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 9.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 123 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 80% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 2.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Point Loma surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Point Loma: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 10–14 ft, and the best-rated day is Wednesday, Nov 18 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–12 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–14 ft and Good.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Point Loma 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 | 6–8 ft | Great | 3.8 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 18 | 9 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5–7 ft | Good | 2.5 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–7 ft | Good | 3.4 ft · 13 s · WNW | 6 mph offshore (NE) | 5 mph onshore (W) | 2 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 7–9 ft | Great | 4.5 ft · 15 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 8–12 ft | Fair | 5.9 ft · 15 s · W | 13 mph onshore (WSW) | 15 mph cross-shore (W) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 10–14 ft | Good | 8.6 ft · 18 s · W | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 7–12 ft | Good | 5.1 ft · 15 s · W | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 14 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 10–13 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 17 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 21 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 8–10 ft | Great | — | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5–7 ft | Good | — | 12 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Point Loma are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Point Loma tide chart and tide times
Tides at Point Loma today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.7 ft at 2:15 am, high 6.6 ft at 8:34 am, low -0.1 ft at 3:50 pm and high 4.1 ft at 10:15 pm. At 2 am the tide is 2.7 ft and rising.
Point Loma tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:15 amHigh 6.6 ft at 8:34 amLow -0.1 ft at 3:50 pmHigh 4.1 ft at 10:15 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:41 amHigh 6.2 ft at 8:58 amLow 0.2 ft at 4:26 pmHigh 3.7 ft at 11:10 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.0 ft at 2:52 amHigh 6.1 ft at 9:32 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:10 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.7 ft at 12:11 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:13 amHigh 5.9 ft at 10:04 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:02 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.7 ft at 1:33 amLow 3.6 ft at 3:38 amHigh 5.5 ft at 10:43 amLow 1.2 ft at 7:01 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 4.9 ft at 11:31 amLow 1.1 ft at 8 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.9 ft at 4:29 amLow 3.8 ft at 6:57 amHigh 4.5 ft at 12:47 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:55 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.3 ft at 4:41 amLow 3.6 ft at 9:36 amHigh 4.2 ft at 2:22 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Point Loma water temperature
The water temperature at Point Loma is about 75°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 73°F and a 4 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 Point Loma
- Sunset Cliffs3.4 mi NNW · 7–8 ft · Great
- Coronado Beach4.1 mi E · 4–5 ft · Great
- Silver Strand6.1 mi ESE · 5–6 ft · Great
- Ocean Beach6.2 mi N · 5–6 ft · Great
- OB Jetty6.4 mi N · 4–5 ft · Good
- South Mission Jetty6.8 mi N · 4–5 ft · Great
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About Point Loma
Point Loma is a reef break in San Diego County, California, facing southwest. Also called Ab Point, Abalone Point and Cabrillo.
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