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Windansea Surf Report & Forecast, San Diego, California
Windansea, San Diego, California: 8–9 ft, overhead to well overhead, at 1 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Epic. 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 low tide is 2.7 ft at 2:17 am.
8–9 ft
overhead to well overhead · occasional 11 ft
- Swell
- 4.2 ft · 15 s · Wplus 1.3 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- calmcalm
- Tide
- 3.0 ft fallinglow 2.7 ft at 2:17 am
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 74°Ffeels like 75°F
- Sun
- rise 6:15 amset 4:51 pm
Windansea surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Windansea: 6 am, Great, on a rising 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 Windansea: 10 am, Great, 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 | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 6–8 ft | Great | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 5.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 6 mph onshore (WNW) | 3.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Great | calm | 4.6 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (E) | 5.4 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Great | 4 mph offshore (E) | 6.0 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 11 am | 6–7 ft | Great | calm | 5.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 5 mph onshore (W) | 4.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 7 mph onshore (W) | 2.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 6–7 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 6–7 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.3 ft |
Windansea waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 1 am, sets at Windansea arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 9.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 42 s
- Lulls
- about 194 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 63% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Windansea surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Windansea: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 10–14 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Epic). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 8–12 ft and Poor to Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 10–14 ft and Good.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Windansea 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 | 3.0 ft · 14 s · WNW | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 5–7 ft | Great | 2.4 ft · 13 s · WNW | 4 mph offshore (E) | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 5–7 ft | Good | 2.4 ft · 13 s · WNW | 6 mph offshore (ENE), gusts 11 | 5 mph onshore (W) | 6 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 8–10 ft | Epic | 3.1 ft · 15 s · WNW | 6 mph cross-shore (SSE) | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 9 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 8–12 ft | Poor to Fair | 5.8 ft · 14 s · WNW | 12 mph onshore (WSW) | 14 mph onshore (W) | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 10–14 ft | Good | 5.0 ft · 17 s · WNW | 5 mph onshore (W) | 8 mph onshore (W), gusts 13 | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 7–13 ft | Fair | 3.7 ft · 14 s · WNW | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 12 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 22 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 9–12 ft | Poor | — | 16 mph onshore (WNW) | 20 mph onshore (WNW) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 8–11 ft | Great | — | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 9 mph onshore (W) | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 5–8 ft | Great | — | 9 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 4 mph cross-shore (S) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Windansea are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Windansea tide chart and tide times
Tides at Windansea today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.7 ft at 2:17 am, high 6.7 ft at 8:36 am, low 0.0 ft at 3:52 pm and high 4.2 ft at 10:17 pm. At 1 am the tide is 3.0 ft and falling.
Windansea tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| 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 2.8 ft at 2:42 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 12:14 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:15 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:06 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:04 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.8 ft at 1:38 amLow 3.7 ft at 3:40 amHigh 5.6 ft at 10:43 amLow 1.2 ft at 7:03 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.0 ft at 11:33 amLow 1.2 ft at 8:02 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 3.9 ft at 4:32 amLow 3.9 ft at 7 amHigh 4.6 ft at 12:49 pmLow 1.3 ft at 8:57 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.3 ft at 4:43 amLow 3.6 ft at 9:38 amHigh 4.3 ft at 2:24 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Windansea water temperature
The water temperature at Windansea is about 75°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 75°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 Windansea
- Marine Street0.7 mi N · 8–10 ft · Great
- Bird Rock1.0 mi SSE · 7–8 ft · Great
- Pacific Beach Point1.6 mi SSE · 7–8 ft · Great
- Boomer Beach1.7 mi NNE · 7–9 ft · Good
- Tourmaline1.7 mi SE · 7–8 ft · Good
- Law Street2.2 mi SE · 5–6 ft · Great
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About Windansea
Windansea is a reef break in San Diego County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called Windansea Beach and Wind an Sea.
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