San Onofre Surf and Wind Quality by Season (CAL – Orange County, USA)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in San Onofre, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

Seasonal San Onofre Swell and Wind Distribution

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The rose diagram illustrates how often and how strongly the wind blows from different d... (show all text)

The graph shows the combination of swells directed at San Onofre through a typical nort... (show all text)

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This chart shows the combination of swells directed at San Onofre through an average no... (show all text)

You can also compare this with San Onofre swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall San Onofre surf quality charts (on the guide page) and San Onofre surf quality by month.