Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Solana Beach, CA
 | Sunrise 6:55 AM Sunset 6:13 PM Moonrise 1:28 PM Moonset 11:22 PM |
Marine Forecasts
NOTE: Zones updated 4/16/2026. Some zones changed. Use Edit if needed.
PZZ740 Coastal Waters From San Mateo Point To The Mexican Border And Out To 10 Nm- 120 Am Pdt Sat Oct 17 2026
Today - Wind E 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt - . Becoming nw this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: E 2 ft at 4 seconds, nw 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 16 seconds.
Tonight - Wind ne 10 kt in the evening - .becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: ne 1 foot at 4 seconds, nw 2 ft at 14 seconds and sw 4 ft at 17 seconds.
Sun - Wind variable less than 10 kt - .becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: nw 2 ft at 14 seconds and sw 4 ft at 16 seconds.
Sun night - Wind nw 10 kt in the evening - .becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: nw 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 13 seconds and sw 4 ft at 16 seconds.
Mon - Wind variable less than 10 kt - .becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 15 seconds.
Mon night - Wind W 10 kt in the evening - .becoming variable less than 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 3 ft at 12 seconds and S 4 ft at 16 seconds.
Tue - Wind variable less than 10 kt - .becoming W 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 ft. Wave detail: W 1 foot at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds.
Tue night - Wind W 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, W 2 ft at 12 seconds and S 3 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
Wed - Wind S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft - . Building to 5 to 6 ft in the afternoon. SW 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 4 ft at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely.
Wed night - Wind S 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave detail: S 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 1 foot at 13 seconds and S 3 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the evening, then showers after midnight.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
winds and seas higher in and near tstms.
PZZ700 120 Am Pdt Sat Oct 17 2026
Synopsis for the far southern ca coast - At 1 pm, a 1039 mb high was centered over the texas panhandle and a 1011 mb low was over punta abreojos, mexico. Moderate offshore flow this morning will slowly decrease through today becoming weak by tonight. Isolated gusts exceeding 20 knots are expected through this morning. Onshore flow returns from Sunday onward, but may briefly turn weakly offshore again Sunday night. Southerly flow will increase Wednesday as a weather system arrives.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Solana Beach, CA
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| La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf) Click for Map Sat -- 06:54 AM PDT Sunrise Sat -- 01:16 PM PDT 4.36 feet High Tide Sat -- 01:26 PM PDT Moonrise Sat -- 06:13 PM PDT Sunset Sat -- 10:25 PM PDT 0.94 feet Low Tide Sat -- 11:21 PM PDT Moonset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf), California, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 1.7 |
| 1 am |
| 2.1 |
| 2 am |
| 2.5 |
| 3 am |
| 2.8 |
| 4 am |
| 3.1 |
| 5 am |
| 3.2 |
| 6 am |
| 3.3 |
| 7 am |
| 3.4 |
| 8 am |
| 3.6 |
| 9 am |
| 3.7 |
| 10 am |
| 3.9 |
| 11 am |
| 4.1 |
| 12 pm |
| 4.3 |
| 1 pm |
| 4.4 |
| 2 pm |
| 4.3 |
| 3 pm |
| 4.1 |
| 4 pm |
| 3.8 |
| 5 pm |
| 3.3 |
| 6 pm |
| 2.7 |
| 7 pm |
| 2.1 |
| 8 pm |
| 1.6 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.2 |
| 10 pm |
| 1 |
| 11 pm |
| 1 |
Tide / Current for Harbor Island (east end), SSW of (depth 15 ft), San Diego Bay, California Current
| Harbor Island (east end) Click for Map Flood direction 97 true Ebb direction 293 true Sat -- 01:49 AM PDT 0.15 knots Max Flood Sat -- 06:47 AM PDT 0.00 knots Min Flood Sat -- 06:54 AM PDT Sunrise Sat -- 10:19 AM PDT 0.07 knots Max Flood Sat -- 01:19 PM PDT -0.00 knots Slack Sat -- 01:25 PM PDT Moonrise Sat -- 06:13 PM PDT Sunset Sat -- 07:07 PM PDT -0.31 knots Max Ebb Sat -- 11:22 PM PDT Moonset Sat -- 11:55 PM PDT 0.00 knots Slack Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Harbor Island (east end), SSW of (depth 15 ft), San Diego Bay, California Current, knots
| 12 am |
| 0.1 |
| 1 am |
| 0.1 |
| 2 am |
| 0.1 |
| 3 am |
| 0.1 |
| 4 am |
| 0.1 |
| 5 am |
| 0 |
| 6 am |
| 0 |
| 7 am |
| 0 |
| 8 am |
| 0 |
| 9 am |
| 0.1 |
| 10 am |
| 0.1 |
| 11 am |
| 0.1 |
| 12 pm |
| 0 |
| 1 pm |
| 0 |
| 2 pm |
| -0 |
| 3 pm |
| -0.1 |
| 4 pm |
| -0.2 |
| 5 pm |
| -0.2 |
| 6 pm |
| -0.3 |
| 7 pm |
| -0.3 |
| 8 pm |
| -0.3 |
| 9 pm |
| -0.2 |
| 10 pm |
| -0.2 |
| 11 pm |
| -0.1 |
FXUS66 KSGX 170946 AFDSGX
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Diego CA 246 AM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026
SYNOPSIS
Santa Ana winds expected through tomorrow; gradually weakening by later this evening into tomorrow morning, with the strongest and most widespread winds today. Additionally, moderate to major HeatRisk is expected for coastal areas. Cooler conditions will spread inland tomorrow, with greater cooling, increase in westerly winds, and chance of showers for the middle of next week.
DISCUSSION
FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES...
Today through tomorrow night...
With strong and gusty winds in place throughout the night for most locations, temperatures have remained rather warm overnight, with increasing clouds (mostly mid to high level) as an upper level low advanced towards the region from the south. There are some showers (and even a few embedded thunderstorms) viewable on radar over northern Baja California, and this moisture will provide the region with a few light to moderate rain showers being possible, although the lower levels are so dry that if anything were to fall, it would most likely evaporate before it reaches the ground. Still, it cannot be ruled out.
Santa Ana winds will continue today and into tomorrow, but gradually begin to weaken as the pressure gradient loosens with the U/L low pulling away by later this evening and the high pressure centered over the Great Basin weakening as the ridge begins to flatten over the western CONUS. Expect winds to generally gust between 35 and 55 mph for the most wind-proned areas, with local gusts possibly over 60 mph below passes and along mountains slopes/foothills. These downsloping winds will continue to keep temperatures rather warm, especially for the coasts, with low to mid 90s being possible. It should be a couple degrees cooler for most locations than yesterday, especially with the extensive cloud coverage moving in over the region this morning due to the U/L low being in the vicinity. These warm temperatures will also likely keep temperatures elevated overnight, with record high minimums may occur, where winds remain gusty and mixing persists within the PBL. There will be somewhat a decoupling of the winds for tomorrow night, and some areas might have winds become calm enough for there to be some more efficient cooling. For all other locations, the elevated winds will keep overnight lows mild again for tomorrow night. Although there are strong winds in place, RH values have increased a bit from where they were a couple of days ago, with the valleys dropping to around 20 to 30 percent minimums by later this afternoon. This translates to fire concerns still remaining elevated throughout the day. There will only be a very slight chance of there being a few showers this morning for San Diego County, mainly over the mountains and deserts of the southeastern portion of the county. With offshore flow continuing into tomorrow, it will inhibit the marine layer for one more night.
Monday through Thursday...
By Sunday evening into Monday morning, winds will gradually weaken and return to being onshore. Some of the high res members are revealing some low level moisture moving back into the inner SOCAL waters, which alludes to the possibility of there being some patchy fog over the coastal waters, and also along portions of the coastal areas. Some of these areas of patchy fog may also yield denser fog down to below a quarter of a mile. The notable cooldown will begin on Monday as a longwave trough advances towards the region. This will allow for the onshore flow to strengthen going into Tuesday morning, and bring about the possibility of more patchy fog, with better coverage extending further inland. Temperatures by Tuesday will generally be anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees below average. By later in the evening, there may be a few developing showers west of the mountains as an associated major shortwave trough begins to propagate over the region going into Wednesday. This will allow for winds and rain to become more widespread over the region from Wednesday into Thursday as the area of low pressure aloft moves over the area. This will keep the cool and inclement weather sticking around through then, with highs on both Wednesday and Thursday running around 15 to 20 degrees below average for most locations.
Snow levels will also drop down to around 8000-8500 ft MSL, with a few inches of snowfall for the higher terrain above. Preliminary rainfall amounts for this storm system look to be around a half an inch to three quarters of an inch for most of the coastal and inland areas, with higher amounts up to around an inch for the San Bernardino Mountains and the Santa Ana Mountains. Stay tuned for more details about this low pressure system in the coming days again.
AVIATION
171000Z...Easterly winds have weakened somewhat across the area.
Local gusts 25-35 kts will continue through this morning in the valleys with more persistent gusts 30-45 kts along coastal slopes and adjacent foothills, locally higher for east-facing slopes.
Intermittent LLWS expected where winds decouple from the surface (KONT, KSNA, and maybe KCRQ). Easterly winds 20-35 kts continue for coastal slopes and portions of the valleys this afternoon. Winds weaken further and become confined to coastal slopes after 06z Sun.
Otherwise...VFR conditions expected with SCT-BKN high clouds through today. High clouds scatter out across the area tonight.
MARINE
Isolated northeast gusts could exceed 20 knots through this afternoon. Otherwise, no hazardous marine conditions are expected through Wednesday.
BEACHES
A south swell increasing Sunday and Monday will bring elevated surf of 3 to 6 feet for Sunday through Tuesday. Sets to 7 feet along south and southwest-facing beaches. While surf and rip currents will be elevated, high tides will not be particularly high, and the threat of coastal flooding is minimal.
SKYWARN
Skywarn activation is not requested. However weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions.
SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...Heat Advisory until 8 PM PDT this evening for Orange County Coastal Areas-Orange County Inland Areas-San Diego County Coastal Areas.
High Wind Warning until 8 PM PDT this evening for San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire-San Diego County Valleys.
High Wind Warning until midnight PDT tonight for Riverside County Mountains-San Diego County Mountains-San Gorgonio Pass near Banning.
High Wind Warning until noon PDT today for Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills.
Wind Advisory until noon PDT today for Orange County Inland Areas.
PZ...None.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Diego CA 246 AM PDT Sat Oct 17 2026
SYNOPSIS
Santa Ana winds expected through tomorrow; gradually weakening by later this evening into tomorrow morning, with the strongest and most widespread winds today. Additionally, moderate to major HeatRisk is expected for coastal areas. Cooler conditions will spread inland tomorrow, with greater cooling, increase in westerly winds, and chance of showers for the middle of next week.
DISCUSSION
FOR EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA INCLUDING ORANGE...
SAN DIEGO...WESTERN RIVERSIDE AND SOUTHWESTERN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTIES...
Today through tomorrow night...
With strong and gusty winds in place throughout the night for most locations, temperatures have remained rather warm overnight, with increasing clouds (mostly mid to high level) as an upper level low advanced towards the region from the south. There are some showers (and even a few embedded thunderstorms) viewable on radar over northern Baja California, and this moisture will provide the region with a few light to moderate rain showers being possible, although the lower levels are so dry that if anything were to fall, it would most likely evaporate before it reaches the ground. Still, it cannot be ruled out.
Santa Ana winds will continue today and into tomorrow, but gradually begin to weaken as the pressure gradient loosens with the U/L low pulling away by later this evening and the high pressure centered over the Great Basin weakening as the ridge begins to flatten over the western CONUS. Expect winds to generally gust between 35 and 55 mph for the most wind-proned areas, with local gusts possibly over 60 mph below passes and along mountains slopes/foothills. These downsloping winds will continue to keep temperatures rather warm, especially for the coasts, with low to mid 90s being possible. It should be a couple degrees cooler for most locations than yesterday, especially with the extensive cloud coverage moving in over the region this morning due to the U/L low being in the vicinity. These warm temperatures will also likely keep temperatures elevated overnight, with record high minimums may occur, where winds remain gusty and mixing persists within the PBL. There will be somewhat a decoupling of the winds for tomorrow night, and some areas might have winds become calm enough for there to be some more efficient cooling. For all other locations, the elevated winds will keep overnight lows mild again for tomorrow night. Although there are strong winds in place, RH values have increased a bit from where they were a couple of days ago, with the valleys dropping to around 20 to 30 percent minimums by later this afternoon. This translates to fire concerns still remaining elevated throughout the day. There will only be a very slight chance of there being a few showers this morning for San Diego County, mainly over the mountains and deserts of the southeastern portion of the county. With offshore flow continuing into tomorrow, it will inhibit the marine layer for one more night.
Monday through Thursday...
By Sunday evening into Monday morning, winds will gradually weaken and return to being onshore. Some of the high res members are revealing some low level moisture moving back into the inner SOCAL waters, which alludes to the possibility of there being some patchy fog over the coastal waters, and also along portions of the coastal areas. Some of these areas of patchy fog may also yield denser fog down to below a quarter of a mile. The notable cooldown will begin on Monday as a longwave trough advances towards the region. This will allow for the onshore flow to strengthen going into Tuesday morning, and bring about the possibility of more patchy fog, with better coverage extending further inland. Temperatures by Tuesday will generally be anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees below average. By later in the evening, there may be a few developing showers west of the mountains as an associated major shortwave trough begins to propagate over the region going into Wednesday. This will allow for winds and rain to become more widespread over the region from Wednesday into Thursday as the area of low pressure aloft moves over the area. This will keep the cool and inclement weather sticking around through then, with highs on both Wednesday and Thursday running around 15 to 20 degrees below average for most locations.
Snow levels will also drop down to around 8000-8500 ft MSL, with a few inches of snowfall for the higher terrain above. Preliminary rainfall amounts for this storm system look to be around a half an inch to three quarters of an inch for most of the coastal and inland areas, with higher amounts up to around an inch for the San Bernardino Mountains and the Santa Ana Mountains. Stay tuned for more details about this low pressure system in the coming days again.
AVIATION
171000Z...Easterly winds have weakened somewhat across the area.
Local gusts 25-35 kts will continue through this morning in the valleys with more persistent gusts 30-45 kts along coastal slopes and adjacent foothills, locally higher for east-facing slopes.
Intermittent LLWS expected where winds decouple from the surface (KONT, KSNA, and maybe KCRQ). Easterly winds 20-35 kts continue for coastal slopes and portions of the valleys this afternoon. Winds weaken further and become confined to coastal slopes after 06z Sun.
Otherwise...VFR conditions expected with SCT-BKN high clouds through today. High clouds scatter out across the area tonight.
MARINE
Isolated northeast gusts could exceed 20 knots through this afternoon. Otherwise, no hazardous marine conditions are expected through Wednesday.
BEACHES
A south swell increasing Sunday and Monday will bring elevated surf of 3 to 6 feet for Sunday through Tuesday. Sets to 7 feet along south and southwest-facing beaches. While surf and rip currents will be elevated, high tides will not be particularly high, and the threat of coastal flooding is minimal.
SKYWARN
Skywarn activation is not requested. However weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather conditions.
SGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CA...Heat Advisory until 8 PM PDT this evening for Orange County Coastal Areas-Orange County Inland Areas-San Diego County Coastal Areas.
High Wind Warning until 8 PM PDT this evening for San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire-San Diego County Valleys.
High Wind Warning until midnight PDT tonight for Riverside County Mountains-San Diego County Mountains-San Gorgonio Pass near Banning.
High Wind Warning until noon PDT today for Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills.
Wind Advisory until noon PDT today for Orange County Inland Areas.
PZ...None.
| Stations | Dist | Age | Wind | Air | Water | Waves | inHg | DewPt |
| 46266 | 3 mi | 58 min | 72°F | 2 ft | ||||
| 46274 | 5 mi | 118 min | 71°F | 2 ft | ||||
| 46225 - Torrey Pines Outer, CA (100) | 7 mi | 58 min | 73°F | 3 ft | ||||
| 46254 | 9 mi | 58 min | 72°F | 1 ft | ||||
| LJAC1 - 9410230 - La Jolla, CA | 9 mi | 60 min | E 4.1G | 84°F | 72°F | 29.95 | ||
| LJPC1 - La Jolla, CA (073) | 9 mi | 94 min | E 4.1G | 1 ft | ||||
| 46224 - Oceanside Offshore, CA (045) | 16 mi | 58 min | 73°F | 3 ft | ||||
| 46258 | 21 mi | 58 min | 73°F | 4 ft | ||||
| SDBC1 - 9410170 - San Diego, CA | 21 mi | 60 min | 74°F | 29.94 | ||||
| 46275 | 23 mi | 54 min | 78°F | 72°F | 2 ft | |||
| TIXC1 - Tijuana River Reserve, CA | 30 mi | 69 min | ESE 6 | 84°F | 29.95 | 40°F | ||
| 46277 | 31 mi | 54 min | 78°F | 73°F | 3 ft | |||
| 46232 - Point Loma South, CA (191) | 34 mi | 58 min | 73°F | 4 ft | ||||
| 46285 | 37 mi | 58 min | 73°F | 3 ft |
Wind History for La Jolla, CA
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| Airport | Dist | Age | Wind kt | Vis | Sky | Weather | Air | DewPt | RH | inHg |
| KCRQ McClellanPalomar Airport US | 9 sm | 61 min | ESE 06 | 10 sm | Clear | 82°F | 39°F | 22% | 29.95 | |
| KNKX Miramar Marine Corps Air Station Mitscher Field US | 12 sm | 59 min | NNE 06 | 10 sm | Clear | 77°F | 43°F | 30% | 29.96 | |
| KMYF MontgomeryGibbs Executive Airport US | 15 sm | 61 min | var 04 | 10 sm | Clear | 82°F | 39°F | 22% | 29.96 | |
| KOKB Oceanside Municipal Airport US | 16 sm | 62 min | calm | 10 sm | Clear | 70°F | 52°F | 53% | 29.94 | |
| KSAN San Diego International Airport US | 19 sm | 63 min | E 09G19 | 10 sm | Mostly Cloudy | 84°F | 39°F | 20% | 29.94 | |
| KRNM Ramona Airport US | 20 sm | 61 min | ENE 12G20 | 10 sm | Clear | 79°F | 37°F | 23% | 30.01 | |
| KSEE Gillespie Field US | 20 sm | 19 min | calm | 10 sm | Clear | 81°F | 41°F | 24% | 29.94 | |
| KNZY North Island Naval Air StationHalsey Field US | 21 sm | 62 min | ESE 11G19 | 10 sm | Clear | 84°F | 39°F | 20% | 29.92 |
Link to 5 hour of 5 minute data for KCRQ
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) for KCRQ
Wind History Graph: CRQ
(wind in knots)
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