Surf Forecasts:
Camp Pendelton surf forecast from 7 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period, SSW swell with 777 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 7 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Camp Pendelton this week:
The surf forecast for Camp Pendelton over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 20s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Camp Pendelton in the next 16 days are 1.1m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 20s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 20s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Camp Pendelton over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 485 | 777 | 603 | 491 | 667 | 651 | 675 | 545 | 481 | 481 | 362 | 411 | 405 | 344 | 358 | 210 | 210 | 289 | 220 | 312 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:49PM1.76m | 2:15AM1.43m | 3:33PM1.87m | 4:01AM1.29m | 4:22PM1.99m | 5:58AM1.27m | 5:16PM2.13m | 7:26AM1.34m | 6:12PM2.28m | 8:28AM1.44m | 7:06PM2.42m | 9:18AM1.52m | 7:59PM2.53m | 10:02AM1.59m | |||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM1.06m | 8:25AM0.79m | 10:37PM0.89m | 9:12AM0.93m | 11:54PM0.66m | 10:13AM1.04m | 00:57AM0.42m | 11:24AM1.11m | 1:50AM0.19m | 12:32PM1.12m | 2:39AM0.01m | 1:34PM1.09m | 3:26AM-0.11m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 |
 | 8:01 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | 8:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 326 | 392 | 777 | 603 | 99 | 667 | 651 | 675 | 545 | 481 | 481 | 362 | 411 | 405 | 344 | 358 | 210 | 210 | 289 | 220 | 312 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 18 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | S 17 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | W 6 |
| kJ | 259 | 485 | 56 | 60 | 491 | 90 | 63 | 92 | 94 | 94 | 69 | 57 | 39 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 153 | 109 | 113 | 33 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | SW 7 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | S 19 | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | — | S 11 | S 21 | — | S 19 | S 19 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 16 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 23 | 44 | 2 | 220 | 140 | 118 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 9 | — | 66 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 10 | 101 | 101 | 3 | 113 | 41 | 3 | 101 | 113 | 0 | 101 | 63 | 0 | 63 |
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