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TAR/OIL 6.1/10 0 reports today Β· last 3 days ago
Tar/Oil scores 0–10 Β· 10 clean
6.1 Sand
10.0 Water
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now 2.0 ft rising Β· next H 4.9 Β· 3:57 PM
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61.1Β°F Air

Tar/Oil Conditions

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now 6.1

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61.1Β°Fsunny1.8 ktUV 0Sunrise 6:26 AM Β· Sunset 7:08 PM
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TodayUV 5 ModerateSunrise 6:26 AMSunset 7:08 PMMoonrise 12:12 AMMoonset 3:28 PM🌘 Waning Crescentnext full moon Sep 27

Live Observations

Jul 18, 12:32 PM mesa_lane_mary Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Greasy coat – Firm None – B
Jul 16, 11:11 AM anon Rocks Black line Patchy 11-50% Balls Pea Firm – – C
Jul 16, 10:40 AM anon Wrack line Black line Trace <1% Balls Coin Liquid – – C
Jul 16, 6:49 AM anon Wrack line Clean Patchy 11-50% Balls Slab Firm – – C
Jul 13, 5:24 PM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Hard – – A
Jul 13, 11:49 AM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls – Sticky – – B
Jul 13, 7:24 AM hammonds_hugh Waterline Sheen Patchy 11-50% Balls Coin Hard – – B
Jul 13, 7:03 AM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea Firm None – A
Jul 12, 5:18 PM anon Waterline Black line Sporadic 1-10% Balls Coin Firm None – B
Jul 11, 12:12 PM channelkeeper_jo Rocks Sheen Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm None – C
Jul 11, 7:21 AM anon Dry sand Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Coin Hard – – A
Jul 9, 5:38 PM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard None – C
Jul 9, 5:07 PM anon Dry sand Black line Trace <1% Balls Pea Sticky None – A
Jul 8, 2:58 PM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard None – B
Jul 8, 12:07 PM anon Rocks Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Sticky None – C
Jul 6, 6:20 PM anon Rocks Clean Trace <1% Film – – – – B
Jul 6, 1:57 PM leadbetter_lee Wrack line Clean Sporadic 1-10% Film – – – – C
Jul 6, 11:37 AM anon Dry sand Black line Trace <1% Balls Coin Sticky – – B
Jul 6, 6:04 AM anon Dry sand Black line Trace <1% Balls Coin Sticky None – C
Jul 5, 6:51 AM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard Sheen – B

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 10.1 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 6.5 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… 11.1 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 … 4.8 km β€”
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Apr 21, 2026 IncidentNews Sunken Sailboat, San Diego Bay; Coronado, California 19 km Source 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 15.1 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. 10.1 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… 8.8 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… 8.8 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. 10 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 … 10 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. 14.6 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. 18.5 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… 11.5 km β€”
Oct 18, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: CALLER REPORTING THEIR SHIP LEAKING F76 FUEL (DIESEL) AT AN UNKNOWN RATE. IT IS SUSPECTED THERE IS A CRACK IN A FUEL TANK BUT THE CAUSE IS U… 21.4 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… 19.1 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… 1.3 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 … 13.3 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… 13.3 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. 14.3 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… 6.1 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 … 13.3 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. 16.6 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… 6.3 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. 7.1 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. 6.7 km β€”
Jun 8, 2025 IncidentNews Crashed Private Plane; San Diego, California 9.9 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… 13.5 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. 11.3 km β€”
May 5, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: /// NCC (CIC) REPORT - POTENTIAL RELEASE - DEL MAR BEACH SAN DIEGO, CA - 05 MAY 2025 /// MESSAGE TRAFFIC REPORT STATES THE OVERTURNING OF … 19.3 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 … 16.2 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… 11.9 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 … 16.5 km β€”
Mar 15, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER STATED THAT (12) LARGE DRUMS WASHED UP ONSHORE AT THE LOCATION LISTED. THE SIZE OF THE DRUMS IS UNKNOWN, HOWEVER THE REPORTING PA… 5.4 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. 16.6 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… 8 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… 8 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 … 8 km β€”
Feb 12, 2025 IncidentNews Navy Jet Fighter Crash; San Diego Bay, CA 7.5 km Source β†—
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Dec 10, 2023 IncidentNews Fin Whale Carcass on Pacific Beach; San Diego, CA 2.9 km Source β†—
May 20, 2022 IncidentNews Possible Sheen Report off San Diego, CA 22.7 km Source β†—
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Jul 12, 2020 IncidentNews USS BonHomme Richard on fire; 3400 Senn St, San Diego, CA 14.8 km Source β†—
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May 21, 2014 IncidentNews Beached Whale Carcass; San Diego, Ca. 11.1 km Source β†—
Jun 29, 2011 IncidentNews Sheen report; Off San Diego, CA 24.3 km Source β†—
Apr 3, 2009 IncidentNews USS Cleveland; SE of Point Loma, CA 19.5 km Source β†—
Mar 7, 1996 IncidentNews U.S. Navy Pipeline; San Diego, California 13.1 km Source β†—
Dec 22, 1994 IncidentNews Santa Fe Pacific Pipeline; San Diego, California 13.5 km Source β†—