Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Camp Pendleton today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Camp Pendleton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
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13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:43AM0.81m | 3:36PM1.08m | 3:57AM0.81m | 4:32PM1.09m | 4:54AM0.83m | 5:21PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.31m | 10:14PM0.35m | 9:46AM0.32m | 11:04PM0.34m | 10:39AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | SE 3 | E 14 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 14 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 |
13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 14 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 7 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 3 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | NNW 2 | — | — | — |
1 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 812 | 812 | 1232 | 1270 | 1605 | 633 | 466 | 175 | 463 | 470 | 241 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 293 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 298 | 137 | 137 | 137 |
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