Coronado Beach
San Diego, California · United States
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A mile of hotel-del sand facing the Point Loma gap — wide peaks spread the crowd thin, and winter northwest swell wraps in clean over the silvery shallows.
Today's surf at Coronado Beach
Updated 03:13 spot time
Coronado Beach surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 3.5 ft–4 ft chest to head high, 3.5 ft SSW swell at 10.7 s. Wind up to 7 mph W. Water 73°F. Best surf window around 1:00 AM — good (3.5/5) with 2 mph ENE wind.
Tides today: low 3:45 AM (0.8 ft), high 9:55 AM (6.3 ft), low 4:22 PM (0.2 ft), high 10:25 PM (5.2 ft)
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
S–SW & NW
Best wind
E
Ideal size
2–4 ft
Break type
Beach break
Best season
Year-round
Crowd
Moderate
Safety: A forgiving classroom — stay between the flags, close to shore, and never surf alone. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back. Sharks are part of the ecosystem here — avoid dawn, dusk and murky rivermouth water.
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