Campus Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.40° N 119.85° W

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Campus Point sea temperature is

22.0°C

Campus Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Campus Point today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Campus Point at 2PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s
Evening (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s

Table - waves today at Campus Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12						Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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)	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	WNW 19	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	WNW 18	WNW 18	SSW 15	S 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	266	332	246	188	242	273	270	246	216	469	334	322	280	248	242	310	310	344	339	335	326	259
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	NW	N	N	N	NNE	SW	SSW	SSW	NE	N	N	N	N	WSW	SW	WSW	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		10:39AM2.10m					00:09AM1.50m				11:07AM2.04m				1:07AM1.39m				11:37AM1.97m
Low Tide					5:43PM0.33m			4:51AM1.05m					6:28PM0.39m				5:13AM1.16m				7:19PM0.47m


	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	18	18	15	14	14	14	15	20	21	20	18	17	17	18	19	24	25	23	20	19
Feels °C	15	15	15	15	12	11	11	12	13	18	18	19	16	14	13	15	16	21	21	21	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 5	WNW 5	SW 15	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	150	249	246	188	242	242	242	246	188	469	334	322	35	28	242	310	310	344	339	335	326	259
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	WNW 11	WNW 11	S 18	WNW 18	WNW 10	WNW 18	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 16	W 5	SSW 16	SW 16	WNW 5	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 4
kJ	266	119	75	168	121	104	270	74	71	47	169	22	280	248	15	118	138	138	136	73	70	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 19	WNW 19	W 6	SW 18	S 18	WNW 18	S 18	WNW 16	S 18	WNW 16	W 8	WNW 16	WNW 15	S 16	S 16	WNW 6	S 16	WNW 6	W 6	W 9	NW 13	WNW 13
kJ	148	332	18	166	155	273	154	153	216	144	36	166	158	127	125	17	122	12	6	2	46	70
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	WNW 10	W 6	WNW 10	W 6	NW 3	NW 10	—	WNW 9	WNW 5	—	WNW 5	—	—	—	—	WNW 6	W 3	W 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	115	23	68	17	5	74	—	32	17	—	18	—	—	—	—	12	6	11	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	148	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4		3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	8	6	7	7	4	4	7	4	5	4	4	7

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