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Sunset Cliffs is seeing solid surf with clean sets thanks to a good swell that’s building toward the ideal size. Light afternoon winds from the west to southwest bring minimal surface chop, keeping lines fairly glassy. The tide is dropping low with poor influence on waves right now, so timing your session near upcoming tide changes could help improve conditions.
Quick Conditions Snapshot
2-3 ft SSW swell with solid energy, light W to WSW winds at 5-10 mph, dropping low tide near -0.4 ft, water temperature around 65°F, air temperature 56°F.
Mostly Cloudy, 56°F • Wind 0 mph
Swell Score: A swell score of 5.8/10 reflects very small size.
Swell Detail: Close to 2.3 ft with an interval of 15 seconds with Light engery (~236 kJ).
Swell Direction: The primary swell is coming from the SSW (211°) | Within acceptable direction window.
Tide Score: A poor tide tide score of 0/10 indicates conditions are limiting wave shape at this break, making clean or consistent surf unlikely.
Tide Height: The tide is falling around -0.36 ft, sitting below the preferred range for this reef break.
Tide Trend: ↘ Worsening: Poor tide conditions may decline further.
Next Tide: Low at 3:04 AM (-0.4 ft)
Wind Score:
Wind Direction & Speed: @ 0 mph
Wind Trend: Wind quality declines as the surf window begins to close.
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