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Torrey Pines State Beach Surf Report, San Diego, CA
Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, California: 7–8 ft, overhead, at 8 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Great. The main swell is 4.2 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with calm wind. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 5.0 ft at 9:45 pm.
7–8 ft
overhead · occasional 9 ft
- Swell
- 4.2 ft · 15 s · Wplus 1.0 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 4.3 ft risinghigh 5.0 ft at 9:45 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 74°Ffeels like 73°F
- Sun
- rise 6:14 amset 4:51 pm
Torrey Pines State Beach surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Torrey Pines State Beach: 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 Torrey Pines State Beach: 5 pm, Great, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (E) | 6.1 ft |
| 7 am | 5 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (E) | 6.9 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 7.3 ft |
| 9 am | 6 ft | Good | calm | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 7–8 ft | Great | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 6–8 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (W) | 4.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 12 | 3.4 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 2.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 12 | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–8 ft | Great | 4 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1.3 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 5.6 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 6.5 ft |
| 8 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 7.1 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 7.1 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (W) | 5.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 4.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 2.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 1.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 5–6 ft | Great | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.9 ft |
Torrey Pines State Beach waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 8 pm, sets at Torrey Pines State Beach arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 7.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 121 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 97% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Torrey Pines State Beach surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Torrey Pines State Beach: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 6–9 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–7 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 6–8 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Torrey Pines State 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 | 5–8 ft | Great | 2.9 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 7 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 13 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 5–7 ft | Great | 4.0 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5–6 ft | Great | 3.2 ft · 13 s · W | 4 mph offshore (E) | 7 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 13 | 5 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 2 ft | Fair | 1.9 ft · 13 s · W | calm | 4 mph onshore (W) | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 3–6 ft | Good | 2.8 ft · 15 s · W | 6 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 9 mph onshore (SW) | 8 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–7 ft | Good | 4.0 ft · 15 s · W | 8 mph onshore (WNW) | 9 mph onshore (W) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 6–8 ft | Great | 3.8 ft · 18 s · W | 5 mph offshore (E) | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2–4 ft | Fair | 2.7 ft · 15 s · W | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6–9 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 15 mph onshore (W) | 12 mph onshore (W) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 4–7 ft | Great | — | 6 mph offshore (ESE) | 8 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Torrey Pines State Beach are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Torrey Pines State Beach tide chart and tide times
Tides at Torrey Pines State Beach today, Monday, Nov 9: 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 8 pm the tide is 4.3 ft and rising.
Torrey Pines State Beach tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 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 State Beach water temperature
The water temperature at Torrey Pines State Beach is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 73°F and a 3 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 State Beach
- Del Mar1.9 mi NNW · 7–8 ft · Great
- Black's Beach2.3 mi S · 6–7 ft · Good
- Rivermouth3.1 mi N · 7–9 ft · Great
- Torrey Pines City Beach4.0 mi S · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Fletcher Cove4.2 mi N · 7–8 ft · Good
- Tabletops4.5 mi NNW · 7–8 ft · Good
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About Torrey Pines State Beach
Torrey Pines State Beach is a beach break in San Diego County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Torrey Pines North, Carmel Valley and Los Peñasquitos Lagoon.
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