What are the current surf conditions at Simmons Reef?

Simmons Reef 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 Simmons Reef 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

5
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🌊 SWELL

2.8
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2.8ft

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WIND GUSTS

5kt

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AIR TEMP

18°C

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1.1ft @
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0mm

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Excellent conditions right now! Sweet 2.8ft waves with mixed swell with very light winds Note: winds from E would be better.

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Thursday

Apr 9

POOR5 excellent hours

🌊 1.0-3.1ft 💨 4-12kt 🌡️ 18-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	13s	S	7kt	WSW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	11s	SSW	7kt	SW	7kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	10s	SW	6kt	SSW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	9s	SW	5kt	SSW	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	SW	5kt	S	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.3ft	9s	SW	5kt	S	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	10s	SW	5kt	S	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	9s	WSW	4kt	S	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	8s	W	4kt	S	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	7s	W	4kt	SSW	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	8s	W	5kt	SSW	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	8s	WSW	5kt	SW	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	SW	6kt	WSW	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	10s	SW	7kt	WSW	8kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	11s	SSW	9kt	WSW	9kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	12s	S	10kt	W	11kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	12s	S	10kt	W	12kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	S	11kt	WNW	13kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	12s	S	12kt	WNW	14kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	13s	SSW	10kt	WNW	13kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	14s	SSW	9kt	WNW	12kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	16s	SW	8kt	WNW	10kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	14s	SW	7kt	WNW	8kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	12s	SW	6kt	W	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm

Friday

Apr 10

GOOD9 good hours

🌊 1.2-1.8ft 💨 1-9kt 🌡️ 17-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	10s	WSW	5kt	W	4kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	12s	SW	5kt	W	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	15s	SW	5kt	WNW	5kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	17s	SSW	5kt	NW	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	13s	SW	4kt	NW	4kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	1.3ft	9s	WSW	3kt	NNW	3kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	4s	W	1kt	NNW	2kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	9s	WSW	2kt	N	2kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	13s	SW	2kt	NNE	2kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	18s	SSW	2kt	NE	2kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	17s	SSW	2kt	ESE	2kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	17s	SSW	2kt	SSE	2kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	17s	SSW	2kt	SSW	3kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	17s	SSW	4kt	SW	4kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	17s	SSW	6kt	WSW	6kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	17s	SSW	8kt	WSW	8kt	18°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	17s	SSW	8kt	WSW	8kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	17s	SSW	8kt	WSW	9kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	17s	SSW	9kt	WSW	9kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	17s	SSW	7kt	WSW	8kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	17s	SSW	6kt	W	6kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	17s	SSW	4kt	W	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	17s	SSW	5kt	WSW	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	17s	SSW	5kt	SW	5kt	18°C	19°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 11

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.6-2.1ft 💨 5-15kt 🌡️ 17-17°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	5kt	SSW	5kt	17°C	19°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	17s	SSW	7kt	S	7kt	17°C	19°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	9kt	S	9kt	17°C	19°C	0.6mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	2ft	16s	SSW	10kt	S	11kt	17°C	19°C	0.8mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	12kt	S	13kt	17°C	19°C	1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	14kt	S	15kt	17°C	19°C	1.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	15kt	S	17kt	17°C	19°C	1.3mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	15kt	S	17kt	17°C	19°C	1.5mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	15kt	SSW	17kt	17°C	19°C	1.7mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	15kt	SSW	17kt	17°C	19°C	1.9mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2ft	16s	SSW	14kt	SSW	15kt	17°C	19°C	1.7mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2ft	16s	SSW	12kt	SSW	13kt	17°C	19°C	1.5mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2ft	16s	SSW	10kt	SW	11kt	17°C	19°C	1.3mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2ft	16s	SSW	10kt	SSW	11kt	17°C	19°C	1.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	16s	SSW	10kt	SSW	12kt	17°C	19°C	0.9mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	16s	SSW	11kt	SSW	12kt	17°C	19°C	0.7mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	16s	SSW	11kt	SW	12kt	17°C	19°C	0.6mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	16s	SSW	12kt	SW	13kt	17°C	19°C	0.6mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	16s	SSW	13kt	WSW	14kt	17°C	19°C	0.6mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	16s	SSW	12kt	WSW	12kt	17°C	19°C	0.5mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	16s	SSW	11kt	WSW	11kt	17°C	19°C	0.5mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	16s	SSW	9kt	WSW	10kt	17°C	19°C	0.4mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	15s	SSW	10kt	WSW	10kt	17°C	19°C	0.4mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2ft	15s	SSW	11kt	WSW	11kt	17°C	19°C	0.4mm

Sunday

Apr 12

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 2.0-2.1ft 💨 9-14kt 🌡️ 16-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2ft	15s	SSW	12kt	WSW	12kt	17°C	19°C	0.4mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2ft	15s	SSW	12kt	W	12kt	17°C	19°C	0.4mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2ft	15s	SSW	11kt	W	12kt	16°C	19°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2ft	15s	SSW	11kt	W	12kt	16°C	19°C	0.3mm
4:00 AM	POOR	2ft	15s	SSW	11kt	W	11kt	16°C	19°C	0.3mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	15s	SSW	11kt	W	11kt	16°C	19°C	0.3mm
6:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	15s	SSW	10kt	WSW	10kt	16°C	19°C	0.3mm
7:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	15s	SSW	12kt	W	12kt	16°C	19°C	0.3mm
8:00 AM	POOR	2ft	15s	SSW	13kt	W	13kt	16°C	19°C	0.3mm
9:00 AM	POOR	2ft	15s	SSW	14kt	W	14kt	16°C	19°C	0.3mm
10:00 AM	POOR	2ft	15s	SSW	13kt	W	13kt	16°C	19°C	0.3mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2.1ft	15s	SSW	13kt	WSW	13kt	16°C	19°C	0.3mm
12:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	15s	SSW	12kt	WSW	13kt	16°C	19°C	0.2mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	15s	SSW	11kt	WSW	12kt	16°C	19°C	0.2mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	15s	SSW	10kt	WSW	11kt	16°C	19°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	15s	SSW	9kt	SW	11kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	15s	SSW	10kt	SW	12kt	16°C	19°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	15s	SSW	11kt	SW	12kt	16°C	19°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	15s	SSW	12kt	SW	13kt	16°C	19°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	15s	SSW	13kt	WSW	14kt	16°C	19°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	POOR	2ft	15s	SSW	13kt	WSW	15kt	16°C	19°C	0.2mm
9:00 PM	POOR	2ft	14s	SSW	14kt	WSW	16kt	16°C	18°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2ft	14s	SSW	14kt	WSW	16kt	16°C	18°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2ft	14s	SSW	14kt	WSW	16kt	16°C	18°C	0.3mm

Monday

Apr 13

POOR1 good hours

🌊 1.7-2.2ft 💨 5-19kt 🌡️ 15-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2ft	14s	SSW	14kt	WSW	16kt	16°C	18°C	0.3mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2ft	14s	SSW	14kt	WSW	16kt	16°C	18°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2ft	14s	SSW	14kt	WSW	16kt	16°C	18°C	0.4mm
3:00 AM	POOR	2ft	14s	SSW	13kt	WSW	16kt	15°C	18°C	0.5mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	14s	SSW	15kt	W	17kt	15°C	18°C	0.6mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	14s	SSW	16kt	W	18kt	15°C	18°C	0.6mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	SSW	18kt	WNW	19kt	15°C	18°C	0.7mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	SSW	18kt	W	19kt	15°C	18°C	0.7mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	SSW	19kt	W	19kt	15°C	18°C	0.7mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	SSW	19kt	W	19kt	15°C	18°C	0.7mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	SSW	18kt	W	19kt	15°C	18°C	0.7mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	SSW	18kt	WNW	19kt	15°C	18°C	0.6mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	SSW	18kt	WNW	18kt	15°C	18°C	0.6mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	SSW	17kt	WNW	18kt	15°C	18°C	0.4mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	SSW	17kt	WNW	17kt	15°C	18°C	0.2mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	14s	SSW	16kt	WNW	16kt	15°C	18°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	SSW	15kt	WNW	15kt	15°C	18°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	SSW	13kt	W	13kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	SSW	12kt	W	12kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	SSW	11kt	W	11kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	SSW	10kt	W	9kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	14s	SSW	8kt	W	8kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	11s	SW	6kt	WSW	6kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.2ft	8s	WSW	5kt	WSW	4kt	15°C	18°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 14

GOOD7 excellent hours

🌊 1.3-2.9ft 💨 3-7kt 🌡️ 15-17°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	3kt	SW	3kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	5s	W	3kt	SW	3kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	5s	W	4kt	SSW	4kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	5s	W	4kt	S	4kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	W	4kt	SSE	4kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.7ft	6s	W	4kt	SSE	4kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.9ft	7s	W	4kt	SSE	3kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.8ft	7s	W	5kt	SE	4kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	W	6kt	SE	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	W	6kt	SE	6kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	W	6kt	SSE	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	6s	W	5kt	SSE	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	6s	W	5kt	S	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	6s	W	4kt	SSW	4kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	6s	W	3kt	SSW	3kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2.5ft	7s	W	3kt	SW	2kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	WSW	4kt	WSW	3kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	11s	SW	5kt	WSW	5kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	13s	SSW	6kt	WSW	6kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	11s	SW	6kt	W	6kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	WSW	7kt	WNW	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	W	7kt	NW	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	6s	W	7kt	NW	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2.4ft	6s	W	7kt	NW	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 15

GOOD9 good hours

🌊 1.1-2.7ft 💨 5-11kt 🌡️ 16-17°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	5s	W	7kt	NW	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	5s	W	7kt	NW	6kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	5s	W	6kt	NW	6kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	5s	W	6kt	NW	6kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	5s	W	6kt	NW	5kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	5kt	NW	5kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	6s	W	5kt	NW	4kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	6s	W	5kt	WNW	4kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	6s	W	5kt	WNW	4kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	5s	W	5kt	WNW	4kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	7s	W	5kt	W	4kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	WSW	5kt	W	4kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.5ft	9s	WSW	5kt	W	4kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	10s	SW	6kt	W	6kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	11s	SSW	7kt	W	7kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	SSW	8kt	W	8kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	13s	SSW	9kt	W	9kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	14s	SSW	10kt	W	10kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	15s	SSW	11kt	W	11kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.3ft	12s	SW	10kt	WNW	10kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	WSW	9kt	WNW	9kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	W	8kt	WNW	8kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	9s	WSW	8kt	NW	7kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	12s	SW	7kt	NW	6kt	17°C	18°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.7ft @ 13s

Wind Conditions:1-12kt WSW

Water Temperature:18-20°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Simmons Reef in San Diego County is a fairly exposed reef break with consistent surf, best in winter. The ideal conditions occur with west-northwest swells and offshore winds from the east. The break features a right-hand reef and is best around low tide. While the spot is often crowded, it offers clean waves with rideable swell during winter, particularly in January. Surfers should be cautious of rips and rocks.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Reef

Ideal Conditions

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

Ideal Swell DirectionWNW

Ideal Wind DirectionE

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