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Sunset Cliffs Surf Report & Forecast, Osprey, California
Sunset Cliffs, Osprey, California: 8–9 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 11 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 4.8 ft at 15 seconds from the west-northwest, with calm wind. 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
- 4.8 ft · 15 s · WNWplus 1.2 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 4.0 ft fallinglow 2.7 ft at 2:15 am
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 74°Ffeels like 76°F
- Sun
- rise 6:14 amset 4:52 pm
Sunset Cliffs surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Sunset Cliffs: 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 Sunset Cliffs: 6 am, Great, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.7 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.5 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.8 ft |
| 9 am | 6–8 ft | Great | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 10 am | 7–9 ft | Great | calm | 5.6 ft |
| 11 am | 8–9 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (W) | 4.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 7–9 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 2.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 8 mph onshore (WNW) | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.4 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–8 ft | Great | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1.0 ft |
| 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 | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 4.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 3.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 8 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 2.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 0.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor to Fair | 10 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 15 | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NW) | -0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.4 ft |
Sunset Cliffs waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 11 pm, sets at Sunset Cliffs 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 136 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 94% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.9 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Sunset Cliffs surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Sunset Cliffs: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 10–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–12 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–13 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Sunset Cliffs 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 | 6–9 ft | Great | 3.3 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5–8 ft | Great | 4.5 ft · 14 s · WNW | calm | 10 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 15 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5–7 ft | Good | 3.0 ft · 13 s · WNW | 4 mph offshore (E) | 9 mph onshore (WNW) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–6 ft | Good | 2.7 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 5 mph onshore (W) | 12 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 7–8 ft | Great | 3.7 ft · 15 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 8–12 ft | Poor | 4.6 ft · 15 s · W | 13 mph onshore (SW) | 14 mph onshore (W), gusts 19 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 10–13 ft | Good | 7.7 ft · 18 s · W | 4 mph onshore (WNW) | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 13 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6–11 ft | Poor | 4.2 ft · 15 s · W | 11 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 17 | 13 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 9–12 ft | Poor | — | 17 mph onshore (WNW) | 20 mph onshore (WNW) | 1 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 8–11 ft | Good | — | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 10 mph onshore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Sunset Cliffs are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Sunset Cliffs tide chart and tide times
Tides at Sunset Cliffs today, Monday, Nov 9: high 6.8 ft at 8:01 am, low 0.2 ft at 3:12 pm and high 4.4 ft at 9:36 pm. At 11 pm the tide is 4.0 ft and falling.
Sunset Cliffs tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 6.8 ft at 8:01 amLow 0.2 ft at 3:12 pmHigh 4.4 ft at 9:36 pm |
| 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.
Sunset Cliffs water temperature
The water temperature at Sunset Cliffs is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 76°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 Sunset Cliffs
- Ocean Beach2.8 mi N · 5–6 ft · Good
- OB Jetty3.0 mi N · 4–5 ft · Good
- Point Loma3.4 mi SSE · 8–10 ft · Great
- South Mission Jetty3.5 mi N · 4–5 ft · Great
- Mission Beach4.2 mi N · 5–6 ft · Great
- Coronado Beach5.5 mi ESE · 4–5 ft · Good
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About Sunset Cliffs
Sunset Cliffs is a reef break in San Diego County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Osprey Street and Ab Street.
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