Camp Pendleton Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.77° N 75.96° W

Camp Pendleton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camp Pendleton sea temperature is
26.6°C
1.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
24
22
27
86
23
24
26
21
36
36
39
40
26
80
39
36
36
24
23
23
22
22
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
SSE
10
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
N
10
SE
5
NW
5
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:18AM1.00m
7:33PM1.23m
7:56AM1.07m
8:09PM1.25m
8:32AM1.15m
8:45PM1.25m
Low Tide
1:10PM0.21m
1:52AM0.14m
1:52PM0.16m
2:23AM0.09m
2:31PM0.13m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:38
7:37
 mm
1
1
4
1
2
2
3
17
27
Temp °C
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
27
29
29
27
27
24
23
23
26
28
28
24
20
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
26
25
27
26
27
27
29
29
29
28
28
26
25
25
29
32
31
28
22
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