Camp Pendleton Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.77° N 75.96° W

Camp Pendleton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 5AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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)
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
7
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
1.6
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
152
160
159
130
130
127
100
79
81
65
51
55
58
57
57
58
42
42
40
43
69
242
542
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:13AM0.87m
3:47PM1.10m
4:20AM0.90m
4:41PM1.13m
5:10AM0.96m
5:27PM1.17m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.42m
10:20PM0.39m
10:06AM0.40m
11:04PM0.35m
10:58AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
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
1
1
1
2
1
3
4
4
Temp °C
24
23
23
25
26
25
24
24
23
23
22
26
27
26
25
25
24
24
25
25
26
25
23
22
Feels °C
25
24
24
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
24
29
28
27
26
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
24
24
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