Camp Pendleton Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.77° N 75.96° W

Camp Pendleton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camp Pendleton sea temperature is
26.6°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
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)
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
11
10
12
7
11
11
11
11
14
27
27
27
26
25
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
5
E
10
E
0
SSE
5
SW
5
WNW
0
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SE
10
S
10
S
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:54AM0.83m
5:21PM1.12m
5:45AM0.87m
6:08PM1.15m
6:35AM0.93m
6:53PM1.19m
Low Tide
11:04PM0.34m
10:39AM0.31m
11:53PM0.30m
11:30AM0.29m
00:40AM0.26m
12:22PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:42
 mm
15
Temp °C
24
23
23
27
29
30
27
27
26
25
25
27
28
27
23
24
23
24
23
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
26
24
24
27
30
31
29
30
27
26
27
27
27
27
24
25
24
25
24
24
25
24
25
25
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