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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 pm Friday 15 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 2.5°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 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
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 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 12 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
341 | 273 | 204 | 204 | 285 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 239 | 264 | 249 | 295 | 377 | 601 | 443 | 452 | 377 | 431 | 643 | 434 | 369 | 417 | 319 | 307 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:30PM2.47m | 10:02AM1.64m | 9:10PM2.54m | 10:59AM1.59m | 9:54PM2.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.85m | 3:38AM0.01m | 2:50PM0.93m | 4:28AM-0.07m | 3:32PM1.01m | 5:20AM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 341 | 273 | 204 | 204 | 285 | 305 | 301 | 164 | 200 | 264 | 249 | 295 | 377 | 601 | 443 | 452 | 377 | 431 | 643 | 434 | 369 | 417 | 319 | 307 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 92 | 96 | 94 | 70 | 68 | 92 | 118 | 301 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 215 | 210 | 149 | 176 | 141 | 130 | 139 | 99 | 99 | 225 | 218 | 115 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 14 | W 14 | S 18 | SSW 14 | W 14 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 79 | 131 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 61 | 25 | 143 | 132 | 139 | 24 | 48 | 46 | 98 | 98 | 55 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 60 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 116 | 107 | 116 | 115 | 107 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 591 | 116 | 38 | 107 | 102 | 0 | 39 |
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