Camp Pendleton Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.77° N 75.96° W

Camp Pendleton 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Camp Pendleton sea temperature is
25.7° C
0.0° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Camp Pendleton at 9PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.7
S
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.4
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
14
16
17
11
7
6
7
7
10
8
6
6
6
6
14
59
98
113
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:03AM1.13m
10:21PM1.30m
10:58AM1.15m
11:12PM1.20m
11:51AM1.16m
Low Tide
4:01PM-0.08m
4:47AM-0.12m
5:01PM-0.01m
5:37AM-0.08m
6:01PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:21
 mm
Temp °C
30
32
33
32
27
26
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
27
26
26
31
34
32
31
28
Feels °C
32
33
32
33
29
29
30
30
30
29
28
28
29
31
29
29
32
33
31
31
29
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