San Diego Surf Forecast 🌡️

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Welcome to this week’s edition of The Sunday Stoke! Where tan lines are better than burrito lines.

Swell Summary 🌊 Small but playful surf continues into the weekend with knee-waist high waves and occasional chest-shoulder sets at standouts, best early with a tide push. A fresh run of SSW swell arrives Sept 9–10, mixing with NW windswell to create more peaky conditions and pushing sets into the chest-shoulder+ range, especially for North County combo spots. Midweek looks to bring the most size and best consistency, with shifting wind conditions to monitor.

Blue = Poor | Green = Average | Orange = Good

North County Report 🌊 

Best Bet ✅ Wednesday, Sept 10 — combo of SSW + NW swells peaks with chest-shoulder+ surf at North County beachbreaks and potential for an evening cleanup.

Worst Bet ❌ Early week (Sept 8) looks slow, with smaller, weaker leftovers before the new SSW swell fills in.

South County Report 🌊 

Best Bet ✅ Confidence in peaking swell on Wednesday Thursday at most Southern breaks like Windansea, Blacks, Ocean Beach + more..

Worst Bet ❌ Monday + Thursday have the shiftiest winds that could play spoiler alert.

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Wave Recommendations 🎯 

1. Trestles OVERALL

2. Oceanside Harbor NORTH COUNTY

3. Windansea SOUTH COUNTY

Tides & Sunrise/Sunset 🌅 

The rising tide during dawn patrol sessions should make for the perfect pre-work paddle outs this week.

Wind Radar 🌬️ 

Mostly moderate winds with some wind swell building mid-week. Mostly calmer mornings.

Weather Outlook ⛅️ 

A cooling trend sets in Tuesday giving us some respite from the dog days of summer.

Water Temperature 🌡️ 72°F 😅 

A similar cooling trend has brought water temps down by a couple of degrees. Enjoy trunking 🩳 it while you still can!

What’s Happening at the Beach?! 🏖️ 

• Urban Surf for Kids 🧒 Sunday 8am-2pm @ La Jolla Shores

Did you Know? 🌎️ 

In San Diego, September is often called “local’s summer” — the tourists head home, the water stays warm, and the surf gets cleaner with offshore winds. It’s one of the best-kept secrets for scoring uncrowded waves and golden beach days ☀️ 

Surf Footage of the Week 📹️ 

A look back at the best swell moments in San Diego from this Summer..

Sponsorship Sessions🏄‍♂️ 

For the beginner surfer moving down from a mid-length towards intermediate surfing, or intermediate/advanced surfer adding foam to snag more waves when it's crowded.

What’s Frothing Lately? 🫧 

• Guide to Surfing San Diego in September

Cheers to catching more waves 🌊 

Gavin @ GoSurfingSanDiego