Camp Pendleton Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.77° N 75.96° W

Camp Pendleton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camp Pendleton sea temperature is
21.9°C
2.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 12PM is: 2.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
4
1.4
N
5
2.2
NNE
6
2.5
NNE
7
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
3
NE
10
3
ENE
10
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3.5
ENE
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
100
339
729
846
886
1010
1147
1242
1563
1791
1994
2131
2169
2242
2429
2671
2997
3278
2483
3462
2948
3026
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
N
45
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:56PM1.13m
1:22AM0.89m
1:47PM1.10m
2:24AM0.89m
2:49PM1.08m
Low Tide
6:32AM0.40m
7:37PM0.38m
7:23AM0.43m
8:33PM0.38m
8:24AM0.43m
9:28PM0.36m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:13
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
6:24
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:22
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:22
—
—
 mm
—
3
9
6
4
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
18
16
12
10
9
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
13
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
12
4
2
0
2
2
3
3
4
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
7
6
8
9
8
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Camp Pendleton surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest