San Onofre Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.37° N 117.56° W

San Onofre WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Onofre sea temperature is
21.4° C
2.4° 

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 16 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period, SSW swell with 980 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 16 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW 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 Thursday (Jul 16) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at San Onofre in the next 16 days are 1.6m 14s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Thu 16th Jul)2ft (0.6m) 16s
Best Surf 5AM (Sun 19th Jul)4.5ft (1.4m) 14s
Most Powerful11PM (Sun 19th Jul)5ft (1.6m) 14s

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


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