Surf Climatology
Best Time to Surf Sunset Cliffs
San Diego, CA
Sunset Cliffs is a surf break in San Diego, CA, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Sunset Cliffs is Jan & Dec, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.
Peak surf season: Jan & Dec.
Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.
Best time to visit
3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024
Peak surf season:JanDec
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 5.8ft average swell at 9.9 s from the W.
Feb: 5.2ft average swell at 9.6 s from the W.
Mar: 5.3ft average swell at 8.8 s from the W.
Apr: 4.8ft average swell at 8 s from the W.
May: 4.5ft average swell at 8.9 s from the WSW.
Jun: 4.0ft average swell at 8.4 s from the WSW.
Jul: 3.6ft average swell at 8.6 s from the WSW.
Aug: 3.8ft average swell at 8.4 s from the SW.
Sep: 3.9ft average swell at 8.8 s from the SW.
Oct: 4.0ft average swell at 9.7 s from the WSW.
Nov: 4.3ft average swell at 9.1 s from the W.
Dec: 5.1ft average swell at 10 s from the W.
Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 32.5°, -117.5°.
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