The surf forecast is 4-5+ ft and slightly choppy right now for Encinitas, CA
- WEATHER FORECAST
No active nearby wind station. Using forecast data.60° WNW @ 12mph - LOW / HIGH TIDE The closest low and high tides to now.6:34am / 12:07pm
- BUOY 46225 Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46225W
5.9ft @ 8s - WATER TEMP Water temperature from nearby buoy station 4626663° 3/2 Wetsuit
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
THU 8
FRI 9
SAT 10
SUN 11
MON 12
4pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 2 ft and choppy at 4pm on Wed 1/7
TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide 1.5 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Thursday, Jan 8
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3+ ftchoppyWNW
8mph3.4ft8sW12pm 4-6+ ftchoppyWNW 15mph7.1ft8sW6pm 4-6 ftchoppyWNW 7mph6ft9sW - Best Board for Thursday
- Friday, Jan 9
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3+ ftcleanE 9mph2.6ft9sWNW12pm 2 ftcleanNE 4mph1ft16sWNW6pm 2 ftcleanNNE 3mph1.1ft15sWNW - Saturday, Jan 10
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftcleanE 7mph1ft15sWNW12pm 2 ftcleanNE 6mph1.2ft14sWNW6pm 1-2 ftcleanENE 6mph0.8ft14sW - Sunday, Jan 11
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 1+ ftcleanENE 7mph1ft13sSSW12pm 1+ ftcleanN 4mph0.9ft13sSSW6pm 1+ ftcleanN 4mph0.9ft13sSSW - Best Surf Trip
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- Monday, Jan 12
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2 ftcleanENE 6mph0.8ft19sWSW12pm 2-3 ftcleanNNW 2mph1.1ft18sWSW6pm 2-3+ ftfairNNW 5mph1.4ft16sWNW
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This forecast is for beaches with direct offshore winds from East-North-East to North-East, and was updated Jan 8, 2026 @ 5:18am.
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