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San Onofre - Trails surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 24 Aug 2025 PDT
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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
23.2° C
 (Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for San Onofre - Trails this week:

The surf forecast for San Onofre - Trails over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 24) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 21s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at San Onofre - Trails in the next 12 days are 1.0m 18s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 31) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8AM (Sun 24th Aug)2.5ft (0.8m) 14s
Best Surf 2AM (Mon 25th Aug)2.5ft (0.7m) 20s
Most Powerful 2AM (Sun 31st Aug)3.5ft (1.0m) 18s

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

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Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
1
1
3
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
2
0
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)141420191918181716161615141418181816171918
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)442375612474484594481442338355284194266212252260232351352609754
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
WSW
10
WSW
15
S
5
S
10
WSW
10
W
0
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
5
W
10
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		glasscross-
on		crossglasscross-
on		onglassononglassononglasscrossonglassononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
1.47
10:20PM
1.68
11:03AM
1.49
10:55PM
1.52
11:28AM
1.49
11:31PM
1.34
11:53AM
1.48
12:11AM
1.14
12:18PM
1.44
1:05AM
0.96
12:46PM
1.39
3:00AM
0.82
1:33PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22PM
0.37
4:52AM
0.07
5:00PM
0.37
5:14AM
0.21
5:40PM
0.39
5:34AM
0.37
6:24PM
0.42
5:49AM
0.53
7:20PM
0.47
5:58AM
0.67
8:41PM
0.51
5:39AM
0.79
10:42PM
0.47
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunrise6:18--6:18--6:20--6:20--6:20--6:22--6:22--
Sunset-7:25--7:23--7:22--7:22--7:21--7:19--7:17-
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252523242323242422242522242522232321242422
Feels °C (?)262525252324252423242421232322232221242323
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Orange County

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at San Onofre - Trails (calm at Oceanside Airport 25 km from San Onofre - Trails). 0.5m 14s groundswell from the SSW with a 0.4m 4s local chop from the W and a 0.3m 10s swell from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    2 hours 37 minutes ago San Onofre - Trails
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Information about the San Onofre - Trails Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for San Onofre - Trails 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 - Trails can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our San Onofre - Trails 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 - Trails) 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 - Trails 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 - Trails is 9 km (6 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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