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TAR/OIL 8.0/10 0 reports today Β· last 4 days ago
Tar/Oil scores 0–10 Β· 10 clean
8.0 Sand
8.7 Water
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H 3:57 PM
now 2.0 ft rising Β· next H 4.9 Β· 3:57 PM
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61.9Β°F Air

Tar/Oil Conditions

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now 8.0

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61.9Β°Fsunny3.8 ktUV 0Sunrise 6:26 AM Β· Sunset 7:07 PM
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TodayUV 6 HighSunrise 6:26 AMSunset 7:07 PMMoonrise 12:12 AMMoonset 3:27 PM🌘 Waning Crescentnext full moon Sep 27

Live Observations

Jul 17, 5:11 PM butterfly_bea Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Hard None – B
Jul 17, 3:32 PM goleta_greg Waterline Black line Patchy 11-50% Balls Pea Hard Tar balls – B
Jul 16, 6:19 PM tarball_tracker Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Firm None – B
Jul 16, 2:27 PM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard None – B
Jul 14, 12:56 PM anon Wrack line Sheen Patchy 11-50% Balls Pea Hard Sheen – A
Jul 13, 6:36 PM anon Dry sand Clean Sporadic 1-10% Film – – None – A
Jul 13, 11:07 AM eastbeach_ellie Wrack line Clean None Greasy coat – – – – B
Jul 13, 7:22 AM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Film – – – – C
Jul 13, 6:21 AM moremesa_mo Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin – – – C
Jul 12, 10:44 AM hendrys_hank Wrack line Sheen Trace <1% Balls Coin Sticky None – B
Jul 8, 1:27 PM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Hard – – B
Jul 8, 6:07 AM anon Rocks Clean Trace <1% Greasy coat – Hard Sheen – A
Jul 7, 5:15 PM butterfly_bea Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls – Sticky None – B
Jul 7, 4:54 PM campuspt_cam Dry sand Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Palm Hard None – B
Jul 7, 10:08 AM anon Waterline Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Palm Firm – – B
Jul 6, 11:45 AM anon Waterline Clean Broken-continuous >50% Balls Coin Firm – – A
Jul 6, 6:52 AM anon Wrack line Sheen Sporadic 1-10% Balls Coin Sticky None – C
Jul 4, 11:19 AM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Firm Sheen – B
Jul 1, 5:23 PM anon Rocks Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Firm – – B
Jun 30, 6:49 AM anon Dry sand Clean None Greasy coat – – – – A

16-Day Forecast

Confidence is an estimate based on forecast lead time.

Nearby Buoys

Buoy 46224 just now
Wave ht 4.3ft
Period 14s
Water temp 73.6Β°F
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Nearby Incident Reports

Aug 25, 2026 IncidentNews Dead Cormorants; San Diego, California 14.2 km Source β†—
May 21, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE. THE SHEEN WAS DESCRIBED AS 300-400 YARDS X 400 YARDS AND RAINBOW IN COLOR 17.5 km β€”
May 16, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED THAT A 42 FT COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL RAN AGROUND NEAR CABRILLO NATIONAL PARK. THERE WAS A SHEEN AND THE SMELL OF DIESEL AF… 14.5 km β€”
May 15, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTING TAR BALLS ON NO SURF BEACH IN SUNSET CLIFFS, SAN DIEGO. CALLER STATES THE QUANTITY IS UNKNOWN, BUT THEY WERE 3-4 INCHES IN … 20 km β€”
May 7, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER REPORTED A DISCHARGE OF APPROXIMATELY 2 GALLONS OF WASTE OIL FROM AN ABANDONED PLEASURE CRAFT VESSEL ON THE SIDE OF A ROADWAY THA… 13.9 km β€”
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Apr 21, 2026 IncidentNews Sunken Sailboat, San Diego Bay; Coronado, California 5.6 km Source β†—
Apr 14, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER OBSERVED A FUEL OIL LEAK IN MAIN ENGINE NUMBER 1, WHICH RESULTING IN APPROXIMATELY 1 INCH OF PRODUCT INTO THE BILGE. THE BILGE (… 12.7 km β€”
Apr 9, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED SEEING 3 SEPARATE SHEENS IN A TRAIL, 6X12, GRAYISH WITH NO ODOR, IN SAN DIEGO BAY 11.5 km β€”
Apr 6, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER STATED THAT A VESSEL RELEASED (15) GALLONS OF CRUDE OIL DUE TO UNKNOWN CAUSES. THE MATERIAL RELEASED INTO THE SAN DIEGO BAY. 14.1 km β€”
Feb 3, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: /// THIS IS AN UPDATE TO NRC REPORT 1454159 /// UPDATES: - AMOUNT RELEASED HAS BEEN CHANGED TO 1000 POUNDS - INCIDENT IS UNDER INVESTIGATI… 15.1 km β€”
Feb 3, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: /// THIS IS AN UPDATE TO NRC REPORT 1454157 /// /// THE UPDATE IS AS FOLLOWS /// THE CALLER CHANGED THE MATERIAL RELEASED FROM FREON TO HE… 15.1 km β€”
Jan 28, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED THAT APPROXIMATELY 1 GALLON OF HYDRAULIC OIL RELEASED INTO SAN DIEGO BAY DURING ONLOADING DUE TO EQUIPMENT FAILURE. 14.9 km β€”
Jan 28, 2026 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: /// THIS IS AN UPDATE TO NRC REPORT 1453588 /// /// THE UPDATE IS AS FOLLOWS /// THE CALLER UPDATED THE RELEASE AMOUNT FROM (1) GALLON TO … 14.9 km β€”
Nov 22, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: UNKNOWN OIL DISCHARGED FROM THE STARBOARD SIDE ENGINE DUE TO AN UNKNOWN CAUSE AT THIS TIME. 12 km β€”
Nov 15, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED THAT A VESSEL NORTH OF THE MARITIME BORDERLINE (MBL) CAPSIZED NEAR IMPERIAL BEACH AND RELEASED (6) 5-GALLON FUEL TANKS (WHIC… 1.3 km β€”
Oct 26, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER STATES AN OLD PLEASURE CRAFT SANK IN SAN DIEGO BAY AND IS RELEASING AN UNKNOWN OIL INTO THE WATER. 7.4 km β€”
Oct 20, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTING A PARTIALLY SUBMERGED VESSEL IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN JUST OUTSIDE OF THE SAN DIEGO BAY. THERE IS A SMELL OF GASOLINE AND A LIG… 12.7 km β€”
Oct 18, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED SEEING AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE OFF THE COAST OF SAN DIEGO. CALLER REPORTED BEING ABLE TO SMELL IT FOR SEVERA… 19.7 km β€”
Aug 28, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTING A MYSTERY SHEEN IN THE QUIVIRA BASIN. SHEEN IS ROUGHLY 100 YDS X 100 YDS. THE SOURCE AND CAUSE ARE UNKNOWN HOWVER IT IS SUS… 22.8 km β€”
Aug 28, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: /// UPDATE TO NRC REPORT #1441096 /// UPDATE IS AS FOLLOWS: CALLER STATES THAT THEY GOT IN CONTACT WITH THE VESSEL OWNER FOR THIS INCIDENT … 19.3 km β€”
Aug 28, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER IS REPORTING A RELEASE OF MOTOR OIL INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN FROM A PLEASURE CRAFT. THE CALLER STATES THAT THEY WERE CHANGING A BEL… 19.3 km β€”
Aug 16, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER STATES A PATROL BOAT EXPERIENCED ENGINE FAILURE, AND RELEASED HYDRAULIC OIL INTO CHOLLOS CREEK. 11.2 km β€”
Jul 20, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER REPORTED THAT WHILE REFUELING A PATROL VESSEL, THE SHUT OFF HANDLE GOT STUCK. THIS RESULTED IN A RELEASE OF ABOUT (1) GALLON OF D… 17.8 km β€”
Jul 15, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER STATES THEY RECEIVED A REPORT OF AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN. THE SHEEN SPANNED BETWEEN BUOYS 5 AND … 11.8 km β€”
Jul 10, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER STATED THAT THEY DISCOVERED AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN THE PACFIC OCEAN. 7.6 km β€”
Jul 10, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN AMERICA'S CUP HARBOR. CALLER STATED IT IS GRAY IN COLOR AND IS POSSIBLY FROM A DI… 17.6 km β€”
Jul 8, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER IS REPORTING A DISCOVERY OF AN UNKNOWN SHEEN OFF SHELTER ISLAND IN SAN DIEGO BAY. THE SOURCE OF THE SHEEN IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. 17.1 km β€”
Jun 20, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER REPORTED AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN SAN DIEGO BAY AT THE INCIDENT LOCATION. 17.4 km β€”
Jun 8, 2025 IncidentNews Crashed Private Plane; San Diego, California 21.4 km Source β†—
Jun 6, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN PACIFIC OCEAN OFF THE COAST OF POINT LOMA. IT WAS REPORTED TO BE .5 MILE LONG AND… 19.9 km β€”
Jun 1, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: DIESEL FUEL AND MOTOR OIL DISCHARGED FROM A VESSEL TAKING ON WATER DUE TO AN UNKNOWN CAUSE AT THIS TIME. 12.6 km β€”
Apr 21, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER DISCOVERED AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE IN SAN DIEGO BAY. THE SHEEN WAS DISCOVERED OUTSIDE OF A BOOMED VESSEL, AND IS … 10.4 km β€”
Mar 28, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTS AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF, POSSIBLY, DIESEL HAS BEEN DISCHARGED TO SAN DIEGO BAY. THE MATERIAL CAME FROM A SUNKEN CUDDY CABIN. THE… 12.4 km β€”
Mar 25, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER STATES DISCOVERING AN UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE AT THE INCIDENT LOCATION. THE SHEEN IS VERY FAINT AND APPROX. 300 YARDS X … 10.5 km β€”
Mar 11, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTED AND UNKNOWN SHEEN FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE OFF OF BASE SAN DIEGO. 10.1 km β€”
Feb 13, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: *** 2ND UPDATED TO AIRCRAFT INCIDENT *** /// UPDATE TO 1ST UPDATED INCIDENT REPORT # 1423378 /// - THE CALLER STATES THAT THE FUEL ONBOARD… 16.1 km β€”
Feb 12, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER REPORTED THAT A NAVY HORNET JET RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE SAN DIEGO BAY. NOTHING WAS RELEASED AND NO SHEEN WAS OBSERVED, BU… 16.1 km β€”
Feb 12, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: /// UPDATE TO NRC REPORT #1423373 /// UPDATE IS AS FOLLOWS: CALLER STATES THAT THIS INCIDENT IS NO LONGER A POTENTIAL RELEASE BUT IS NOW … 16.1 km β€”
Feb 12, 2025 IncidentNews Navy Jet Fighter Crash; San Diego Bay, CA 16.8 km Source β†—
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Jul 12, 2020 IncidentNews USS BonHomme Richard on fire; 3400 Senn St, San Diego, CA 11.5 km Source β†—
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