San Onofre – Trails Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Orange County, USA)

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San Onofre - Trails Surf Guide

Trails - San Onofre State Beach in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that has reasonably consistent surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Ideal winds are from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around mid tide when the tide is rising. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Hazards include .

San Onofre - Trails Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	fairly consistent	18.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing San Onofre - Trails:

The best conditions reported for surf at San Onofre - Trails occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf San Onofre - Trails (for consistent clean waves)?

novemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing San Onofre - Trails with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 55% of the time in November while 40% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

55%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

40%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore San Onofre - Trails Location Map

Interactive San Onofre - Trails surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to San Onofre - Trails is John Wayne Arpt Orange Co (Santa Ana) Airport (SNA) in USA, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to San Onofre - Trails is Tustin Mcaf Airport (NTK), also in USA, 46 km (29 miles) away.

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San Onofre - Trails Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 14:11 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	16	16	16	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	cross- on

What does San Onofre - Trails look like?

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Tides at San Onofre - Trails

Current tide and informaton

For San Clemente, California, 8 km from San Onofre - Trails.

Next High Water: 10:31pm | 1.55m

Next Low Water: 04:10pm | 0.66m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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San Onofre - Trails Sea Temperature

The water temperature (18.0 °C) at San Onofre - Trails is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 16.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite