Camp Pendleton Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.77° N 75.96° W

Camp Pendleton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camp Pendleton sea temperature is
25.8°C
2.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 4AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). 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 (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
1
1
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)
1.1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
6
1.9
ENE
7
2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
131
86
80
61
64
68
54
57
79
99
99
30
33
43
49
102
162
345
417
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:47PM1.10m
4:20AM0.90m
4:41PM1.13m
5:10AM0.96m
5:27PM1.17m
Low Tide
10:20PM0.39m
10:06AM0.40m
11:04PM0.35m
10:58AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:04
7:01
7:00
 mm
1
2
2
2
5
Temp °C
27
25
25
24
23
23
25
25
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
27
26
27
25
25
25
27
26
23
22
23
23
24
24
25
24
25
22
21
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