Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Onofre today (27 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Onofre at 8PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at San Onofre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 936 | 893 | 625 | 726 | 771 | 921 | 932 | 1009 | 1120 | 1020 | 717 | 818 | 938 | 751 | 612 | 612 | 612 | 724 | 773 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.76m | 9:59AM1.15m | 8:55PM1.80m | 10:24AM1.19m | 9:27PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.72m | 3:42AM-0.12m | 2:46PM0.66m | 4:09AM-0.14m | 3:21PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 936 | 893 | 625 | 726 | 771 | 921 | 932 | 1009 | 1120 | 1020 | 717 | 818 | 938 | 751 | 612 | 612 | 612 | 724 | 773 | 604 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 14 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 35 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 186 | 186 | 225 | 225 | 280 | 210 | 125 | 324 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 19 | S 19 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 57 | 37 | 151 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 34 | 60 | 188 | 188 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 62 | 85 | 91 | 146 | 132 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 85 | 92 | 83 | 85 | 0 |
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