What are the current surf conditions at San Elijo State Beach?

San Elijo State Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

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The best time to surf San Elijo State Beach is typically when swell comes from the SW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

2
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🌊 SWELL

1.7
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.7ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

16s

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WIND GUSTS

2kt

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AIR TEMP

19°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

0.8ft @
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SURF QUALITY

Good surfing conditions. Small 1.7ft waves with long-period 16s ground swell with glassy conditions Note: winds from ENE would be better.

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Sunday

Apr 5

GOOD14 good hours

🌊 1.6-1.9ft 💨 1-8kt 🌡️ 19-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	17s	S	5kt	WSW	5kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	16s	S	4kt	W	4kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	S	3kt	NW	3kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	16s	S	2kt	NNW	2kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	2kt	NW	2kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	1kt	W	2kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	1kt	WSW	1kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	1kt	WSW	1kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	1kt	WSW	1kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	1kt	WSW	1kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	2kt	WSW	2kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	3kt	W	3kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	16s	S	4kt	W	4kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	16s	S	5kt	W	6kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	16s	S	6kt	W	8kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	16s	S	8kt	W	9kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	7kt	W	9kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	6kt	W	8kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	15s	S	5kt	W	7kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	15s	S	5kt	W	6kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	15s	S	4kt	WSW	5kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	15s	S	4kt	WSW	4kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	15s	S	4kt	WSW	4kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	15s	S	3kt	WSW	3kt	19°C	19°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

GOOD13 good hours

🌊 1.9-2.7ft 💨 2-11kt 🌡️ 17-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	15s	S	3kt	WSW	3kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	15s	S	4kt	WSW	4kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	15s	S	5kt	WSW	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	15s	S	6kt	WSW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	15s	S	5kt	SW	4kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	15s	S	3kt	SW	3kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	15s	S	2kt	SSW	2kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	15s	S	4kt	SW	4kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	15s	S	6kt	SW	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	14s	S	8kt	WSW	8kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	14s	S	7kt	WSW	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	14s	S	5kt	WSW	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	14s	S	4kt	WSW	3kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	14s	S	6kt	WSW	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	14s	S	8kt	WSW	8kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	14s	S	11kt	WSW	11kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	14s	S	11kt	W	11kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	14s	S	11kt	W	11kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	14s	S	11kt	W	12kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	11s	SW	9kt	W	9kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	WSW	7kt	W	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.7ft	5s	W	5kt	W	5kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.6ft	5s	W	5kt	WSW	5kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.5ft	5s	W	5kt	WSW	5kt	17°C	18°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

GOOD22 good hours

🌊 1.6-2.5ft 💨 2-8kt 🌡️ 17-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	5s	W	5kt	SW	4kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	5s	W	5kt	SW	5kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	5s	W	5kt	SW	5kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	5s	W	5kt	SSW	5kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	5s	W	5kt	SSW	5kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	5kt	S	6kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	6kt	SSE	6kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	7kt	SSE	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	7kt	SSE	8kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.2ft	6s	W	8kt	SSE	9kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	8kt	SSE	9kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	8kt	S	8kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	6s	W	7kt	S	8kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	6s	W	6kt	S	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	W	6kt	SSW	6kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	6s	W	5kt	SW	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	9s	WSW	5kt	SW	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	11s	SSW	5kt	WSW	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	5kt	W	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	4kt	W	4kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	3kt	WSW	3kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	2kt	WSW	2kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	3kt	SW	3kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	13s	S	4kt	SSW	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

FAIR2 excellent hours

🌊 1.6-2.3ft 💨 5-8kt 🌡️ 17-19°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	13s	S	6kt	S	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	11s	SSW	6kt	S	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	WSW	7kt	S	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	W	7kt	S	8kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	6s	W	6kt	SSE	7kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	W	5kt	SE	6kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	7s	W	5kt	SE	5kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	7s	W	5kt	SE	5kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	7s	W	5kt	SE	5kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	W	5kt	SSE	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	7s	W	5kt	S	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	7s	W	5kt	S	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	7s	W	5kt	SSW	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	W	6kt	SW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	W	6kt	WSW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	W	7kt	WSW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	7s	W	7kt	W	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	W	8kt	W	8kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	W	8kt	W	9kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	W	8kt	W	8kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	W	7kt	WSW	8kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	W	7kt	WSW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	6s	W	7kt	WSW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	5s	W	6kt	WSW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

GOOD3 excellent hours

🌊 1.1-3.8ft 💨 4-9kt 🌡️ 18-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	5s	W	6kt	SW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	6s	W	6kt	WSW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	6s	W	5kt	WSW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.8ft	7s	W	5kt	WSW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	7s	W	5kt	WSW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	7s	W	5kt	WSW	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.8ft	7s	W	4kt	WSW	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.6ft	7s	W	5kt	WSW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	W	6kt	WSW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	7s	W	7kt	WSW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	W	8kt	WSW	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	6s	W	8kt	WSW	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.9ft	6s	W	8kt	WSW	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	6s	W	8kt	WSW	9kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	6s	W	9kt	W	9kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	6s	W	9kt	W	10kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	8s	WSW	9kt	W	10kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	10s	SW	9kt	W	11kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	S	9kt	W	11kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	10s	SW	8kt	W	9kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	WSW	7kt	W	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	5s	W	5kt	WNW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	5s	W	5kt	W	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	5s	W	5kt	W	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

POOR4 good hours

🌊 1.3-2.0ft 💨 3-13kt 🌡️ 17-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	5s	W	5kt	W	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	5s	W	5kt	W	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	5s	W	5kt	W	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	4s	W	4kt	W	4kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	4s	W	4kt	W	4kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	4s	W	3kt	W	3kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	4s	W	3kt	W	3kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	9s	WSW	3kt	SW	3kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	13s	SW	4kt	SSW	4kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	18s	SSW	4kt	SSE	4kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	17s	SSW	5kt	S	6kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	17s	SSW	7kt	S	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	17s	SSW	8kt	S	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	17s	SSW	9kt	SSW	10kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	17s	SSW	10kt	SSW	11kt	18°C	19°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	17s	SSW	11kt	SSW	12kt	18°C	19°C	0.2mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	17s	SSW	12kt	SW	13kt	18°C	20°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	17s	SSW	12kt	SW	14kt	18°C	20°C	0.3mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	17s	SSW	13kt	SW	14kt	18°C	20°C	0.4mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	17s	SSW	12kt	SW	14kt	18°C	19°C	0.6mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	17s	SSW	11kt	SW	13kt	17°C	19°C	0.7mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	17s	SSW	11kt	SW	12kt	17°C	19°C	0.9mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	17s	SSW	10kt	SW	11kt	17°C	19°C	0.8mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	17s	SSW	9kt	SW	10kt	17°C	19°C	0.8mm

Saturday

Apr 11

FAIR3 good hours

🌊 1.6-2.0ft 💨 4-11kt 🌡️ 16-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	17s	SSW	8kt	SW	9kt	17°C	19°C	0.8mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	17s	SSW	8kt	SW	9kt	17°C	19°C	0.7mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	17s	SSW	8kt	WSW	8kt	17°C	19°C	0.6mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	8kt	WSW	8kt	17°C	19°C	0.6mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	7kt	WSW	7kt	16°C	19°C	0.6mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	6kt	SW	6kt	16°C	19°C	0.7mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	5kt	SW	5kt	16°C	19°C	0.7mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	5kt	SW	5kt	16°C	19°C	0.7mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	5kt	SW	6kt	16°C	19°C	0.7mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	6kt	SW	6kt	16°C	19°C	0.7mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	5kt	SW	5kt	16°C	19°C	0.7mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	16s	SSW	5kt	WSW	5kt	16°C	19°C	0.7mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	16s	SSW	4kt	WSW	4kt	16°C	19°C	0.6mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	5kt	WSW	6kt	16°C	19°C	0.4mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	16s	SSW	7kt	WSW	7kt	17°C	19°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	16s	SSW	8kt	WSW	9kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	16s	SSW	9kt	WSW	9kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	16s	SSW	9kt	W	10kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	16s	SSW	10kt	W	10kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	16s	SSW	10kt	W	10kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	16s	SSW	11kt	W	11kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	16s	SSW	11kt	W	11kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	16s	SSW	10kt	W	10kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	15s	SSW	9kt	W	9kt	17°C	19°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.9ft @ 14s

Wind Conditions:1-11kt WSW

Water Temperature:18-19°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

San Elijo State Beach in San Diego County is an exposed beach and reef break that works only occasionally. The best conditions occur in summer, with offshore winds from the east-northeast and clean groundswells from the west-southwest. The break offers both left and right-hand reef waves and is best around mid tide. When the surf is up, it tends to get crowded. Submerged rocks are a hazard. The most consistent clean waves are found during winter, especially in January.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand and Reef

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionWSW

Ideal Wind DirectionENE

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