Camp Pendleton Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.77° N 75.96° W

Camp Pendleton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camp Pendleton sea temperature is
26.7° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.1
E
12
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.5
S
5
1.4
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
16
16
10
10
16
12
6
11
24
3
19
40
159
262
226
149
78
93
215
259
220
193
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
SE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
5
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:29PM1.12m
1:32AM0.89m
2:25PM1.09m
2:28AM0.81m
3:26PM1.08m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.03m
7:58PM0.18m
7:53AM0.09m
9:02PM0.23m
8:42AM0.15m
10:01PM0.25m
thunderstorm
clear
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:17
 mm
2
1
5
1
1
11
1
1
5
2
3
12
3
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
28
33
33
29
25
26
25
24
28
30
29
25
24
Feels °C
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
26
25
25
29
32
33
29
29
27
27
25
27
30
32
27
26
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