Oceanside Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.19° N 117.39° W

Oceanside Pier WaveFinder

Issued: 4 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Oceanside Pier sea temperature is
22.1° C
2.1° 

Oceanside Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Oceanside Pier surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period, S swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period, S swell with 892 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 21 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Oceanside Pier this week:

The surf forecast for Oceanside Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Oceanside Pier in the next 16 days are 1.6m 13s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Fri 21st Aug)2ft (0.6m) 13s
Best Surf 2AM (Wed 26th Aug)5ft (1.5m) 14s
Most Powerful 5PM (Wed 26th Aug)5ft (1.6m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Oceanside Pier over the next 16 days.


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