Camp Pendleton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.77° N 75.96° W

Issued: 1 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Camp Pendleton sea temperature is

26.1° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Camp Pendleton today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15					Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
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	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	15	15	22	22	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	21	21	17	11	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)	WSW	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	WNW	WNW	ENE	ENE	E	E	SE	S	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	9:10AM1.09m				9:30PM1.37m				10:03AM1.13m				10:21PM1.30m				10:58AM1.15m					11:12PM1.20m
Low Tide			3:06PM-0.12m				3:57AM-0.14m				4:01PM-0.08m				4:47AM-0.12m					5:01PM-0.01m				5:37AM-0.08m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—
	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	8:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	31	33	31	28	26	24	24	30	33	33	30	27	26	25	26	29	29	28	27	28	27	26	26
Feels °C	29	32	33	30	27	26	25	25	31	33	32	31	29	29	29	31	33	31	30	30	32	30	29	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	SE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 5	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	5	4	22	22	10	12	12	12	11	11	11	6	6	6	11	6	3	7	7	7	6	1	6	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 6	E 8	ESE 6	ESE 8	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	—	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 4	SSE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	ESE 8	NNE 4	NE 4
kJ	15	7	1	3	13	1	1	1	1	—	5	4	4	4	6	6	6	2	2	1	1	6	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	ESE 9	—	—	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 16	—	—	E 15	—	—	—	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 14	NE 4	SE 4	SE 4	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	5	15	—	—	5	5	5	5	—	—	4	—	—	—	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 2	SE 3	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	SSE 2	SSE 3	SSE 4	S 4	S 4	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	SSE 3	S 3
kJ	—	1	4	12	7	11	5	2	1	1	9	21	21	17	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	S-Turns Carolina North	Pilgrim Avenue Rhode Island	Cupsogue Long Island NY	Road K Long Island NY	Road K Long Island NY	Indian Wells Long Island NY	Summerville Nova Scotia	Hatchet Bay Eleuthera	Hatchet Bay Eleuthera	Garbanzo Great Abaco	Garbanzo Great Abaco	Robert Moses State Park Long Island NY	Trestles New Jersey	Chincoteague Virginia	Road K Long Island NY	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	Summerville Nova Scotia	Summerville Nova Scotia	Scotts Bay Nova Scotia	Domes (Rincon) Puerto Rico	Spanish House Florida - North	Summerville Nova Scotia	Spanish House Florida - North	Spanish House Florida - North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	137	640	527	541	541	572	1232	1270	1270	1145	1145	488	259	138	541	1240	1232	1232	1243	2216	1072	1232	1072	1072
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia														Chincoteague
Rating (10 max)														1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Salinas River State Beach CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Pleasure Point-Sewer Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Lunada Bay CAL - LA County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	2	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	3	3	3
Header Global	Shingles New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	6	6	9	6	8	9	8	7	6	6	8	9	9	9	7

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