Current Conditions

MY OCEAN DATA
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Mission Beach, CA

Current conditions at Mission Beach feature mild 69°F air, warm 73°F water, 3.9 ft waves at 12 seconds, 4 mph NNW wind.

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Air Temperature
69°
Current coastal air temperature
Water Temperature
73°
Nearby NOAA buoy observation
Wave Height
3.9 ft
Significant wave height
Swell Period
12 sec
Dominant wave period
Swell Direction
W
Mean wave direction
Wind
4 mph NNW
Current coastal wind
Weather
Current Conditions
National Weather Service
Conditions Rating
Excellent
My Ocean Data rating

About Mission Beach, California

County
San Diego County
Coastal Region
Central San Diego coast
Coastal Setting
A long sandy barrier beach between the Pacific Ocean and Mission Bay

Mission Beach is a long, sandy, west-facing shoreline along central San Diego. Because it is relatively open to the Pacific, wave conditions can reflect both distant swell and short-period local wind effects.

Seasonal pattern: Water is usually warmest in late summer and early fall, while winter typically brings cooler water and more frequent west-to-northwest swell.

Current ocean conditions for Mission Beach

This page presents current coastal weather and ocean conditions for Mission Beach, San Diego County, California. Weather and wind observations are supplied by the National Weather Service. Wave height, swell period, swell direction and water temperature are obtained from nearby NOAA National Data Buoy Center stations. Offshore observations may differ from conditions directly at the beach.

Data sources: NOAA National Data Buoy Center  •  National Weather Service