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Torrey Pines City Beach Surf Report, San Diego, CA
Torrey Pines City Beach, San Diego, California: 3–4 ft, waist to chest high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 3.4 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 0.5 ft at 3:19 pm.
3–4 ft
waist to chest high
- Swell
- 3.4 ft · 15 s · WNWplus 1.7 ft · 16 s · W
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 3.4 ft fallinglow 0.5 ft at 3:19 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 78°Ffeels like 79°F
- Sun
- rise 6:14 amset 4:51 pm
Torrey Pines City Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Torrey Pines City Beach: 10 am, Good, 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 Torrey Pines City Beach: 6 am, Fair, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph offshore (E) | 6.1 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (E) | 6.9 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 7.3 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Fair | calm | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (W) | 4.9 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 3.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Poor | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 2.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph onshore (NW), gusts 13 | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (NW), gusts 12 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | calm | 5.6 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | calm | 7.1 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | calm | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Fair | 4 mph onshore (W) | 5.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 4.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 2.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 3 ft | Poor to Fair | 6 mph onshore (NW), gusts 11 | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.9 ft |
Torrey Pines City Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Torrey Pines City Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 3.5 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 204 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 56% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Torrey Pines City Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Torrey Pines City Beach: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 5–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–5 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–4 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Torrey Pines City 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 | 2–4 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 8 mph onshore (NW), gusts 13 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Fair | 3.6 ft · 14 s · WNW | calm | 7 mph onshore (WNW) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3 ft | Fair | 2.9 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 2.7 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 6 mph onshore (W) | 5 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–4 ft | Good | 3.6 ft · 15 s · WNW | 6 mph offshore (ESE) | 11 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 16 | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–5 ft | Good | 4.9 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 11 mph onshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2–4 ft | Good | 4.1 ft · 18 s · WNW | 6 mph offshore (E) | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 5.1 ft · 7 s · WNW | 13 mph onshore (NW), gusts 19 | 14 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 22 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 5–7 ft | Poor | — | 14 mph cross-shore (NW) | 20 mph onshore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–5 ft | Good | — | 4 mph offshore (E) | 7 mph onshore (W) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Torrey Pines City Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Torrey Pines City Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Torrey Pines City Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: low 3.0 ft at 1:46 am, high 7.3 ft at 8:07 am, low 0.5 ft at 3:19 pm and high 5.0 ft at 9:45 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.4 ft and falling.
Torrey Pines City Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 3.0 ft at 1:46 amHigh 7.3 ft at 8:07 amLow 0.5 ft at 3:19 pmHigh 5.0 ft at 9:45 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 3.2 ft at 2:19 amHigh 7.2 ft at 8:37 amLow 0.5 ft at 3:53 pmHigh 4.7 ft at 10:18 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 3.3 ft at 2:44 amHigh 6.8 ft at 9:01 amLow 0.7 ft at 4:29 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 11:14 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.5 ft at 2:55 amHigh 6.6 ft at 9:34 amLow 1.1 ft at 5:13 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 4.2 ft at 12:16 amLow 3.9 ft at 3:16 amHigh 6.5 ft at 10:08 amLow 1.5 ft at 6:05 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 4.3 ft at 1:43 amLow 4.2 ft at 3:39 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:47 amLow 1.8 ft at 7:05 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.5 ft at 11:35 amLow 1.8 ft at 8:02 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.6 ft at 4:27 amLow 4.4 ft at 7:09 amHigh 5.1 ft at 12:48 pmLow 1.9 ft at 8:58 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.9 ft at 4:44 amLow 4.1 ft at 9:39 amHigh 4.8 ft at 2:25 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Torrey Pines City Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Torrey Pines City Beach is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 79°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 Torrey Pines City Beach
- Scripps Pier0.6 mi SSW · 3–4 ft · Good
- La Jolla Shores1.2 mi SSW · 2 ft · Good
- Black's Beach1.7 mi NNW · 6–7 ft · Fair
- Boomer Beach2.1 mi SW · 7–9 ft · Great
- Marine Street3.1 mi SSW · 8–9 ft · Great
- Windansea3.8 mi SSW · 7–9 ft · Epic
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About Torrey Pines City Beach
Torrey Pines City Beach is a beach break in San Diego County, California, facing west. Also called Glider Port, Gliderport and Torrey Pines Gliderport.
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