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San Onofre surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 16 Aug 2025 PDT
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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
22.3° C
 (Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for San Onofre this week:

The surf forecast for San Onofre over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 16) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 14s 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 San Onofre in the next 12 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 22) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Sat 16th Aug)2.5ft (0.7m) 14s
Best Surf 8PM (Sat 16th Aug)2.5ft (0.7m) 14s
Most Powerful 5PM (Fri 22nd Aug)3ft (0.9m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Onofre over the next 12 days.

Hourly12 Days
Orange County Surf
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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
2
0
1
2
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)141419181818171716161615151514141416161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)202198273254277233360374372331317391367319297319315315286423331
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SW
10
SE
10
SSW
10
W
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
10
SW
15
W
5
SE
10
SW
10
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncrosscross-
on		oncrossoncross-
on		glassononglassononglassononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
1.61
6:31AM
0.92
4:43PM
1.66
7:36AM
1.05
5:55PM
1.75
8:12AM
1.15
6:55PM
1.84
8:43AM
1.24
7:44PM
1.91
9:12AM
1.32
8:28PM
1.93
9:41AM
1.38
9:07PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:35PM
0.17
9:42AM
0.86
12:47AM
0.01
11:34AM
0.86
1:39AM
-0.12
12:47PM
0.76
2:21AM
-0.20
1:41PM
0.64
2:58AM
-0.23
2:25PM
0.53
3:31AM
-0.22
3:06PM
0.45
4:01AM
-0.15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sunrise6:13--6:13--6:13--6:15--6:15--6:16--6:16--
Sunset-7:35--7:34--7:32--7:31--7:30--7:29--7:28-
clearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclearclear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202018212120222321232321232422252524262624
Feels °C (?)191919212121222323242322242424262525262624
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Orange County

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at San Onofre (calm at Camp Pendleton Airport 23 km from San Onofre). 0.5m 15s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.4m 5s windswell from the WSW and a 0.3m 2s local chop from the SSE as well as a 0.2m 9s swell from the WNW. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Information about the San Onofre Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for San Onofre provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at San Onofre can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our San Onofre surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (San Onofre) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for San Onofre may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

San Onofre is 8 km (5 miles) from San Clemente. If you plan a vacation in Orange County, look for hotels and other accommodation in San Clemente. San Clemente has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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