Should I boat at Mission Bay, CA today?
Live GO / CAUTION / NO-GO boating conditions for Mission Bay, CA on Southern California Coast, from NOAA wind, waves, gusts, an hour-by-hour risk timeline, marine warnings and live webcams.
Conditions right now
GO as of Oct 23, 11:22 AM ET: wind SE 5 kt; waves about 2 ft every 11 s. Conditions are within typical limits for small and mid-size recreational boats.
From the NWS gridded forecast for this launch. The live page adds buoy observations, marine warnings and an hour-by-hour timeline.
About Mission Bay, CA
- Water: Southern California Coast
- Location: 32.765, -117.240
- NWS marine forecast zone: PZZ740
- Live observations: NDBC LJAC1, NDBC LJPC1
How the wind direction plays here
- Onshore (waves pile up at the launch, often rougher than the open-water number): S, SSW, SW, WSW, W
- Offshore (deceptively calm at the ramp, rougher farther out, and it pushes you away from shore): N, NNE, NE, ENE, E
- Cross-shore (moderate; watch which way it trends): ESE, SE, SSE, WNW, NW, NNW
Why direction matters: wind direction and fetch.
Nearby launches on Southern California Coast
- San Diego / Point Loma, CA (5 mi): GO, wind SE 4 kt; waves about 2 ft every 11 s
- Oceanside Harbor, CA (32 mi): GO, wind E 7 kt, gusts 8 kt; waves about 3 ft every 11 s
- Dana Point, CA (55 mi): CAUTION, wind SE 5 kt, gusts 6 kt; waves about 3 ft every 6 s
- Newport Beach, CA (69 mi): CAUTION, wind S 4 kt, gusts 5 kt; waves about 3 ft every 6 s
- Long Beach, CA (87 mi): GO, wind NW 4 kt, gusts 5 kt; waves about 2 ft every 6 s
- Marina del Rey, CA (109 mi): GO, wind N 4 kt, gusts 5 kt; waves about 2 ft every 6 s
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