Camp Pendleton Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.77° N 75.96° W

Camp Pendleton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camp Pendleton sea temperature is
27.2° C
1.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.8
ENE
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.2
E
13
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
13
13
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
13
13
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
0
SSE
10
NNW
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:43AM0.81m
3:36PM1.08m
3:57AM0.81m
4:32PM1.09m
4:54AM0.83m
5:21PM1.12m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.31m
10:14PM0.35m
9:46AM0.32m
11:04PM0.34m
10:39AM0.31m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:45
7:45
 mm
4
9
3
1
3
4
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
23
23
24
24
23
23
22
23
24
25
25
27
26
24
23
23
23
26
28
29
27
26
Feels °C
27
24
24
25
25
23
27
25
25
27
28
27
29
28
26
25
25
25
26
28
29
28
27
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