Camp Pendleton surfForecast / Virginia / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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Camp Pendleton surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Camp Pendleton sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Camp Pendleton today?

The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 4PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (12 May)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
13
12
12
18
18
17
17
26
17
10
15
17
23
23
46
63
56
56
51
54
51
57
60
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:48PM1.08m
5:07AM0.96m
5:38PM1.19m
6:02AM0.98m
6:31PM1.30m
6:57AM1.00m
Low Tide
10:23AM0.06m
11:05PM0.09m
11:11AM0.00m
00:04AM0.01m
12:02PM-0.05m
1:03AM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
15
14
14
15
15
15
19
19
19
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
17
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
11
10
10
11
12
13
15
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
8
12
11
9
10
9
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
19
13
10
7
18
18
17
17
26
17
10
10
10
10
23
46
63
56
56
51
54
51
57
60
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
5
4
4
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
8
8
2
2
2
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
SE
2
0.5
SE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.3
NW
2
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
NW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
4
5
3
2
1
7
10
15
17
23
1
12
21
17
7
10
19
31
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
1
229
480
480
971
384
770
76
76
373
480
693
642
273
1
76
77
241
186
298
175
241
241
Best forecast wave conditions in Virginia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
1
3
2
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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