Oceanside Harbor Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s break down the Oceanside Harbor outlook.

It’s pretty flat right now and will stay that way for the first few days. The water’s sitting at about 77°, which is much warmer than you’d expect for this time of year – you’ll feel that difference when you hop in.

Nothing worth paddling for on Wednesday the 2nd or Thursday the 3rd. Friday the 4th is still junky, with weak, messy waves that aren’t doing anyone any favors. The energy figures are low through the afternoons.

Saturday the 5th is still small, with a light cross-onshore breeze messing up 4ft swell from the south. It’s not clean, but the wave energy is climbing, so you can see something building.

The real standout is Sunday morning the 6th. That’s your day. We get a clean window early with a light offshore wind from the NNE, and the swell comes in around 6ft from the SSW. The wave energy is strong, and that’s going to give you some proper lines. But heads up – this is a beach/jetty spot exposed to the west, and with a 14-second period, that swell can hit a bit fat and straight. The jetty might be your friend for a better shape. The morning is clean, but by afternoon the wind swings and it gets lumpy.

After Sunday, it’s a slow drop. Monday the 7th looks average with messy cross-onshore wind, and through the rest of the week it goes back to small and weak. There’s a tease on the 8th with 5ft to 6ft swell, but the wind is on it and it’s poor quality. From the 9th onward it’s very small, barely knee-high, with poor surf conditions for days.

The stretch from Monday the 7th through to Wednesday the 16th is a long gap of flat or junk surf. There’s one little flicker on the 17th afternoon, where a small, very long-period swell (21 seconds) shows up, but it’s only borderline and the wind is light cross-onshore. Not something to get excited about.

Bottom line: if you want waves, be in the water early on Sunday the 6th. After that, it’s a waiting game.

- Rusty

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