Camp Pendleton Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.77° N 75.96° W

Camp Pendleton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camp Pendleton sea temperature is
26.7° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 11PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
57
44
40
38
36
22
21
20
20
20
19
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:53AM0.93m
1:34PM1.14m
1:40AM0.86m
2:30PM1.09m
Low Tide
7:18PM0.26m
7:06AM0.21m
8:15PM0.31m
7:53AM0.27m
9:17PM0.34m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:50
7:49
 mm
2
1
1
2
8
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
26
26
28
29
28
27
27
26
26
26
30
33
30
22
24
Feels °C
32
32
30
31
29
29
30
30
29
29
29
28
29
29
32
35
32
23
25
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