San Onofre Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.37° N 117.56° W

San Onofre WaveFinder

Issued: 4 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Onofre sea temperature is
22.6°C
4.5° 

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


San Onofre surf forecast from 28 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 29 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 2 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, SSW swell with 892 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 28 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for San Onofre this week:

The surf forecast for San Onofre over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 28) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at San Onofre in the next 16 days are 1.3m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 02) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Wed 28th Oct)2.5ft (0.8m) 16s
Best Surf 2AM (Thu 29th Oct)3.5ft (1.0m) 15s
Most Powerful 4AM (Mon 2nd Nov)4.5ft (1.3m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Onofre over the next 16 days.


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