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Oceanside Pier Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Oceanside Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 11 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Oceanside Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Oceanside Pier sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Oceanside Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Oceanside Pier at 8AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Oceanside Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
330 | 402 | 487 | 487 | 487 | 397 | 314 | 298 | 279 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 272 | 239 | 236 | 233 | 229 | 173 | 166 | 161 | 158 | 174 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:06AM1.60m | 6:31PM1.83m | 6:14AM1.62m | 6:54PM2.00m | 7:15AM1.64m | 7:21PM2.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM1.16m | 11:44AM0.62m | 00:40AM0.92m | 12:19PM0.65m | 1:24AM0.65m | 12:55PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 330 | 402 | 487 | 487 | 487 | 397 | 314 | 298 | 279 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 272 | 239 | 236 | 233 | 229 | 173 | 166 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 40 | 58 | 59 | 54 | 49 | 25 | 50 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 31 | 44 | 44 | 47 | 46 | 25 | 24 | 63 | 106 | 174 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 23 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 64 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 37 | 37 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 40 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 116 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 591 | 60 | 59 | 0 |
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