Camp Pendelton Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(San Diego County, USA)

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Camp Pendelton Surf Guide

Camp Pendelton in San Diego County is a beach break that has quite consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Clean groundswells prevail and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Rarely crowded here. Beware of obstacles, private and locals.

Camp Pendelton Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.6
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	14.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Camp Pendelton:

The best conditions reported for surf at Camp Pendelton occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Camp Pendelton (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Camp Pendelton with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 56% of the time in November while 39% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

56%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

39%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Camp Pendelton Location Map

Interactive Camp Pendelton surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Camp Pendelton is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 46 km (29 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Camp Pendelton is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 57 km (35 miles) away.

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Camp Pendelton Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 2 March 2021, 22:28 Local Time

m, °C	Tue		Wed
ft, °F	7PM	10PM	1AM	4AM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW
Period (s)	14	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	glass	glass	cross

What does Camp Pendelton look like?

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Tides at Camp Pendelton

Current tide and informaton

For Oceanside, 3.0 km from Camp Pendelton.

Next High Water: 11:30pm | 2.04m

Next Low Water: 06:02am | 0.62m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Camp Pendelton Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.5 °C) at Camp Pendelton is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (17.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 14.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite