Camp Pendleton Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.77° N 75.96° W

Camp Pendleton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 5AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
13
0.4
NE
6
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
15
14
19
20
14
13
12
11
11
10
12
11
11
11
11
11
27
27
27
26
25
24
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
WNW
5
W
0
WNW
0
NNW
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:57AM0.81m
4:32PM1.09m
4:54AM0.83m
5:21PM1.12m
5:45AM0.87m
6:08PM1.15m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.32m
11:04PM0.34m
10:39AM0.31m
11:53PM0.30m
11:30AM0.29m
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
25
26
24
24
23
23
23
23
27
29
29
26
26
25
24
24
27
27
27
25
25
Feels °C
27
26
25
27
27
25
26
25
25
25
24
27
29
29
26
27
27
26
26
29
27
27
25
26
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