Camp Pendleton Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.77° N 75.96° W

Camp Pendleton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camp Pendleton sea temperature is
25.5°C
2.0° 

Camp Pendleton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Camp Pendleton today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 4PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Camp Pendleton. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.5
NE
6
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
17
12
18
32
33
29
23
21
18
18
17
16
11
11
11
11
20
11
11
15
17
13
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
12:49PM1.18m
1:03AM0.91m
1:38PM1.13m
1:57AM0.87m
2:40PM1.10m
Low Tide
6:23AM0.32m
7:27PM0.38m
7:10AM0.37m
8:25PM0.41m
8:04AM0.41m
9:28PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
23
26
25
24
24
23
22
22
26
27
27
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
23
22
23
Feels °C
22
21
23
25
23
22
24
23
21
22
27
29
28
26
26
26
25
24
23
23
22
22
23
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