Oceanside Pier surf break

Oceanside Pier surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)131212121514131313121212111616161414131313151513
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)857746467015317616615614413998991251007010410112612112314214284
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
S
5
E
5
S
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
E
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
E
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
0
NW
20
E
15
WSW
0
E
5
E
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
glassonglassglasscross-
off
onglassglassglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:28PM
1.60
9:21AM
2.25
10:56PM
1.65
9:56AM
2.13
11:25PM
1.70
10:34AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:12AM
1.02
4:28PM
0.20
3:53AM
1.01
4:55PM
0.30
4:40AM
0.99
Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise----6:50-------6:50-------6:50---
Sunset-------5:08-------5:09-------5:10
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181819181819191917181816161718171616161515171716
Feels °C (?)181718171617171816171714141617171713141615171614
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