Camp Pendleton Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.77° N 75.96° W

Camp Pendleton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camp Pendleton sea temperature is
26.2°C
2.6° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 10AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
E
7
0.2
E
12
0.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
62
43
38
38
36
25
17
18
16
12
19
19
33
33
23
22
18
18
17
15
11
16
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:07PM1.24m
00:19AM0.97m
12:49PM1.18m
1:03AM0.91m
1:38PM1.13m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.26m
6:38PM0.33m
6:23AM0.32m
7:27PM0.38m
7:10AM0.37m
8:25PM0.41m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:07
7:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
23
26
25
24
23
23
22
22
26
29
28
26
25
Feels °C
22
22
21
22
22
20
21
21
21
20
22
25
23
22
22
22
21
21
26
30
30
28
27
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