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San Onofre surf break

San Onofre surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
San Onofre surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Onofre sea temperature is
16.2° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at San Onofre today?

The current surf forecast for San Onofre at 8PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

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

Table - waves today at San Onofre. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
SW
0.6
W
0.4
SW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)131313121212111611161414131313151513121413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17616615614413998991251007010410112612312314210482707844454444
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
0
WSW
5
NE
0
WNW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
WSW
5
N
10
W
15
NNE
5
NW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
0
ESE
0
NNE
0
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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on		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
1.20
9:43AM
1.63
11:07PM
1.25
10:21AM
1.48
11:41PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19PM
-0.23
3:47AM
0.51
4:47PM
-0.15
4:33AM
0.50
5:15PM
-0.03
5:27AM
0.50
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------6:52-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset-5:08-------5:09-------5:10------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C191818181817181818181617171616161617151515141415
Feels °C (?)181718181717171717181615161615141515131415141415
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