What are the current surf conditions at San Onofre State Beach?

San Onofre State Beach currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf San Onofre State Beach?

The best time to surf San Onofre State Beach is typically when swell comes from the SW direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

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🌬️ WIND

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🌊 SWELL

1.7
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

1.7ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

16s

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WIND GUSTS

2kt

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AIR TEMP

21°C

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0.9ft @
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Good surfing conditions. Small 1.7ft waves with long-period 16s ground swell with glassy conditions Note: winds from ENE would be better.

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Sunday

Apr 5

GOOD2 excellent hours

🌊 1.6-2.0ft 💨 1-6kt 🌡️ 14-25°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	17s	S	3kt	S	3kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	17s	S	3kt	SE	3kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	16s	S	3kt	E	3kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	16s	S	2kt	NE	3kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	2kt	NE	3kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	2kt	NE	2kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	2kt	NNE	2kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	2kt	NNE	2kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	1kt	N	2kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	1kt	N	1kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	16s	S	2kt	NW	2kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	16s	S	3kt	W	2kt	23°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	16s	S	4kt	SW	2kt	25°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	16s	S	4kt	WSW	3kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	16s	S	5kt	WSW	3kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	16s	S	6kt	WSW	4kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	5kt	WSW	4kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	15s	S	5kt	WSW	4kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	15s	S	5kt	WSW	4kt	24°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	15s	S	4kt	SW	3kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	15s	S	3kt	SSW	3kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	15s	S	2kt	S	2kt	16°C	18°C	0mm
10:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	15s	S	1kt	S	2kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:00 PM	EXCELLENT	2ft	15s	S	1kt	S	1kt	15°C	18°C	0mm

Monday

Apr 6

EXCELLENT10 excellent hours

🌊 1.9-2.1ft 💨 1-9kt 🌡️ 13-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	15s	S	1kt	SSE	1kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	15s	S	1kt	SSE	1kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2ft	15s	S	2kt	SSE	2kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	15s	S	2kt	SE	2kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	15s	S	2kt	SSE	2kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	15s	S	2kt	SSE	2kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	15s	S	2kt	SSE	2kt	14°C	17°C	0mm
7:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	15s	S	2kt	SE	2kt	15°C	17°C	0mm
8:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	15s	S	2kt	SE	3kt	16°C	17°C	0mm
9:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	15s	S	2kt	ESE	3kt	18°C	17°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	14s	S	4kt	SE	3kt	19°C	17°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2ft	14s	S	5kt	S	3kt	20°C	17°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	14s	S	6kt	SSW	4kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	14s	S	7kt	SSW	4kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2ft	14s	S	8kt	SSW	5kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2ft	14s	S	9kt	SW	6kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	14s	S	8kt	SW	6kt	22°C	17°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	14s	S	8kt	SW	6kt	21°C	17°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	14s	S	7kt	SSW	5kt	20°C	18°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	14s	S	6kt	S	5kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	14s	S	5kt	SSE	4kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	14s	S	3kt	SE	4kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	14s	S	3kt	SE	4kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	14s	S	3kt	SE	4kt	13°C	20°C	0mm

Tuesday

Apr 7

GOOD16 good hours

🌊 1.7-1.9ft 💨 2-8kt 🌡️ 11-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	14s	S	3kt	SE	4kt	12°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	14s	S	4kt	ESE	4kt	12°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	14s	S	4kt	ESE	5kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	14s	S	5kt	E	5kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	14s	S	5kt	ESE	5kt	12°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	14s	S	4kt	SE	5kt	12°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	14s	S	4kt	SE	4kt	11°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	14s	S	3kt	SE	4kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	S	3kt	ESE	3kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	S	2kt	E	3kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	S	3kt	SE	3kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	14s	S	4kt	S	3kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	S	6kt	SSW	3kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	14s	S	7kt	SW	4kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.8ft	13s	S	7kt	SW	4kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	13s	S	8kt	SW	5kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	S	7kt	SW	5kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	S	7kt	SW	5kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	S	6kt	SW	5kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	13s	S	5kt	SSW	4kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	4kt	S	4kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	3kt	SSE	4kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	4kt	SSE	4kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	4kt	SE	4kt	14°C	20°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 8

FAIR11 good hours

🌊 1.5-2.0ft 💨 2-8kt 🌡️ 12-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.7ft	13s	S	4kt	ESE	4kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	13s	S	4kt	ESE	4kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	13s	S	3kt	SE	3kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	13s	S	3kt	SE	3kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.7ft	11s	SSW	3kt	ESE	3kt	12°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	9s	WSW	3kt	E	3kt	12°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	7s	W	2kt	E	2kt	12°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	7s	W	2kt	SE	2kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	7s	W	2kt	S	2kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	7s	W	2kt	SW	2kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	7s	W	3kt	SW	3kt	18°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	7s	W	4kt	SW	3kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	W	5kt	SW	4kt	20°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	W	6kt	SW	5kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	W	7kt	SW	5kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	W	8kt	WSW	6kt	22°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	6s	W	8kt	WSW	6kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	W	7kt	WSW	6kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.5ft	7s	W	7kt	WSW	6kt	20°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	W	6kt	SW	6kt	18°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	7s	W	5kt	SSW	5kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	7s	W	5kt	SSW	5kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.8ft	6s	W	5kt	S	5kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	2ft	6s	W	5kt	SSE	5kt	14°C	20°C	0mm

Thursday

Apr 9

GOOD16 good hours

🌊 1.1-3.5ft 💨 4-10kt 🌡️ 12-18°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	2.2ft	5s	W	5kt	SSE	5kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	6s	W	5kt	SSE	5kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	6s	W	5kt	S	6kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	7s	W	5kt	S	6kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	7s	W	5kt	SSW	6kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	7s	W	5kt	SSW	6kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	W	5kt	SSW	6kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	7s	W	5kt	SW	6kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	W	5kt	SW	6kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	6s	W	5kt	SW	6kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	6s	W	5kt	WSW	6kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.7ft	6s	W	6kt	WSW	6kt	16°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	6s	W	6kt	WSW	6kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	6s	W	7kt	WSW	8kt	17°C	20°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.2ft	5s	W	8kt	SW	9kt	17°C	20°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2ft	5s	W	10kt	SW	11kt	18°C	20°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	7s	WSW	10kt	SW	11kt	18°C	20°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.4ft	10s	SSW	9kt	SW	11kt	17°C	20°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	12s	S	9kt	WSW	11kt	17°C	20°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	S	8kt	WSW	10kt	16°C	20°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	S	7kt	WSW	8kt	14°C	20°C	0.3mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	S	6kt	WSW	7kt	13°C	20°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	S	5kt	WSW	6kt	13°C	20°C	0.3mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	S	4kt	WSW	4kt	12°C	20°C	0.3mm

Friday

Apr 10

FAIR8 good hours

🌊 1.1-1.8ft 💨 1-10kt 🌡️ 10-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	1.1ft	12s	S	3kt	SW	3kt	12°C	20°C	0.3mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.2ft	9s	SSW	2kt	SSW	2kt	11°C	20°C	0.2mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.4ft	6s	SW	1kt	S	2kt	11°C	20°C	0.2mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	4s	WSW	1kt	SSE	1kt	11°C	20°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	4s	WSW	2kt	SE	2kt	10°C	20°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	4s	WSW	2kt	SE	2kt	10°C	20°C	0.2mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	4s	WSW	3kt	ESE	3kt	10°C	20°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	8s	SW	3kt	ESE	4kt	11°C	20°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	13s	SW	4kt	SE	4kt	12°C	20°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	1.5ft	18s	SSW	4kt	SE	5kt	13°C	20°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	18s	SSW	5kt	SSE	6kt	14°C	20°C	0.2mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.6ft	17s	SSW	6kt	S	7kt	15°C	20°C	0.2mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.6ft	17s	SSW	8kt	SSW	7kt	16°C	20°C	0.3mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	17s	SSW	8kt	SSW	8kt	16°C	20°C	0.3mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	17s	SSW	9kt	SW	8kt	16°C	20°C	0.3mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	17s	SSW	10kt	SW	8kt	16°C	20°C	0.4mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	17s	SSW	10kt	SW	9kt	16°C	20°C	0.3mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	17s	SSW	10kt	WSW	9kt	16°C	20°C	0.3mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	17s	SSW	10kt	WSW	9kt	15°C	20°C	0.3mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	17s	SSW	9kt	WSW	8kt	14°C	20°C	0.2mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.7ft	17s	SSW	7kt	W	6kt	13°C	20°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	1.6ft	17s	SSW	5kt	W	5kt	12°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	17s	SSW	4kt	W	5kt	12°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	1.7ft	17s	SSW	4kt	W	4kt	12°C	20°C	0mm

Saturday

Apr 11

GOOD14 good hours

🌊 1.8-1.9ft 💨 2-11kt 🌡️ 11-16°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1.8ft	17s	SSW	3kt	W	4kt	12°C	20°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	17s	SSW	3kt	WSW	3kt	12°C	20°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	17s	SSW	3kt	WSW	3kt	12°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	17s	SSW	2kt	SW	2kt	12°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1.8ft	16s	SSW	2kt	SW	2kt	12°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	16s	SSW	2kt	SW	2kt	12°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	2kt	SW	2kt	12°C	19°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	2kt	SSW	2kt	12°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	2kt	SSW	2kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	2kt	SSW	2kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	3kt	SW	3kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	1.9ft	16s	SSW	4kt	SW	3kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	16s	SSW	5kt	WSW	3kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	16s	SSW	6kt	WSW	4kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	16s	SSW	7kt	WSW	4kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	16s	SSW	8kt	SW	4kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	9kt	WSW	6kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	10kt	WSW	8kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	11kt	W	9kt	16°C	20°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1.9ft	16s	SSW	9kt	W	8kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
8:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	16s	SSW	7kt	W	6kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
9:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	16s	SSW	5kt	W	5kt	12°C	20°C	0mm
10:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	16s	SSW	4kt	W	4kt	12°C	20°C	0mm
11:00 PM	GOOD	1.9ft	16s	SSW	3kt	WNW	4kt	11°C	20°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.9ft @ 15s

Wind Conditions:1-9kt S

Water Temperature:17-20°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

San Onofre in San Diego County is a consistent exposed beach and point break that works best with a Southwest swell and offshore winds from the East-northeast. Winter, particularly November, offers the most reliable clean conditions, with rideable waves about 55% of the time. The break features both left and right reef setups and is best surfed around low tide. Groundswells dominate the surf here, with summer also providing good conditions. Crowds can be an issue when it's firing, and surfers should watch out for rocks in the lineup.

Best Swell Direction: SW

Bottom Type: Sand

Location: Town: Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton | County: San Diego County | State: California | Country: United States | Road: California Coastal Trail | Full Address: California Coastal Trail, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, San Diego County, California, United States

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionSW

Ideal Wind DirectionENE

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