Camp Pendleton Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.77° N 75.96° W

Camp Pendleton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camp Pendleton sea temperature is
26.1° C
0.3° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 9PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.9
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
S
5
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
31
75
110
69
50
27
30
31
24
25
32
31
32
17
17
17
18
13
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
NNW
15
SSW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
N
15
NE
10
NE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:51AM1.16m
00:00AM1.10m
12:40PM1.15m
00:46AM0.99m
1:29PM1.12m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.05m
6:23AM-0.03m
6:59PM0.12m
7:08AM0.03m
7:58PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:20
8:20
 mm
2
3
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
31
34
34
25
25
25
24
25
29
31
27
25
25
24
25
25
26
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
33
34
33
26
27
28
25
27
30
33
28
27
28
27
28
27
27
26
27
28
28
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