Oceanside Harbor surf break

Oceanside Harbor surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 PST
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Oceanside Harbor surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Oceanside Harbor sea temperature is
17.0° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)
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How big are the waves at Oceanside Harbor today?

The current surf forecast for Oceanside Harbor at 11PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)--
Evening (08 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Oceanside Harbor. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
WNW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)9998813131313161615151414121414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4503512201085959595855828076424140306766565656573434
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
1.77
1:16PM
1.44
2:40AM
1.81
3:00PM
1.26
3:29AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:53PM
0.61
8:07AM
1.06
7:29PM
0.81
9:47AM
0.97
8:10PM
0.98
11:11AM
0.82
Thu
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:52---
Sunset-------4:59-------5:00-------5:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151313121213161616141414141517191817161616182021
Feels °C (?)118766812111388891112141511101111141617
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