Mission Beach surf report
San Diego, California
Updated 4:03 AM PDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
Mission Beach is also scored for
About Mission Beach
Mission Beach sits on the California coast, where the water runs from about 59°F in January to 71°F in August.
The water averages above 70°F in July, August and September — 3 months of the year — peaking around 71°F in August and dropping to about 59°F in January.
Today it is 75°F. That is 4° above the August average of 71°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Mission Bay, Campland about 3.7 km away inside a bay.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mission Beach good for surfing today?
Good surf today — we score it 91 out of 100 today. No single condition is holding it back today.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.