Camp Pendleton Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.77° N 75.96° W

Camp Pendleton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camp Pendleton sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.1° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 7AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
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1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
2.5
ENE
11
3
ENE
11
3.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.4
ENE
12
2.5
ENE
12
2.3
ENE
12
2.1
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.8
NE
11
1.9
NE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1463
1626
1752
1933
3235
1935
1909
1622
1708
1447
1119
737
638
571
460
749
748
232
186
459
461
486
501
490
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:29AM1.00m
4:41PM1.11m
5:14AM1.10m
5:26PM1.14m
5:58AM1.20m
6:13PM1.16m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.36m
10:54PM0.26m
11:16AM0.30m
11:36PM0.19m
12:09PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:18
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6:17
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Temp °C
16
15
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
13
13
14
15
16
17
16
16
14
13
15
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
11
10
8
7
8
10
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
10
12
12
13
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
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