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San Onofre - Trails Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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San Onofre - Trails surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
San Onofre - Trails surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Onofre - Trails sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at San Onofre - Trails today?
The current surf forecast for San Onofre - Trails at 9PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at San Onofre - Trails. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | S 13 | |
239 | 239 | 236 | 219 | 341 | 415 | 320 | 266 | 473 | 463 | 463 | 473 | 563 | 314 | 314 | 268 | 126 | 104 | 75 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 70 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 9:02PM2.00m | 10:41AM1.12m | 9:46PM2.00m | 11:38AM1.08m | 10:33PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.45m | 4:22AM-0.47m | 3:29PM0.52m | 5:14AM-0.47m | 4:14PM0.59m | 6:08AM-0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
 kJ | 153 | 162 | 159 | 219 | 341 | 415 | 320 | 266 | 473 | 463 | 463 | 473 | 563 | 314 | 314 | 268 | 126 | 104 | 75 | 54 | 48 | 34 | 33 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 12 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 239 | 239 | 236 | 215 | 210 | 149 | 143 | 141 | 139 | 139 | 137 | 99 | 98 | 123 | 55 | 52 | 72 | 50 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 49 | 65 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 18 | W 13 | W 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 12 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 92 | 90 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 46 | 81 | 98 | 46 | 46 | 50 | 68 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 38 | 70 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 92 | 86 | 210 | 137 | 92 | 92 | 25 | 1 | 86 | 181 | 131 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 83 |
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