What are the current surf conditions at Camp Pendleton?

Camp Pendleton 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 Camp Pendleton?

The best time to surf Camp Pendleton is typically when swell comes from the E direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Camp Pendleton Surf Report & Forecast

Virginia Beach, Virginia

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🌬️ WIND

29
kt

🌊 SWELL

5
ft

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SWELL
HEIGHT

5ft

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SWELL
PERIOD

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WIND GUSTS

31kt

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AIR TEMP

22°C

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SECONDARY
SWELL

0.6ft @
8s

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PRECIPITATION

0.4mm

SURF QUALITY

Poor conditions right now. Solid 5.0ft swell with quality 9s ground swell but blown out with 29kt winds Note: winds from W would be better. Might want to wait for better conditions.

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Thursday

Sep 24

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.4-5.1ft 💨 28-32kt 🌡️ 21-23°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	3.2ft	8s	ENE	29kt	NE	30kt	23°C	26°C	0.4mm
1:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	9s	ENE	29kt	NE	30kt	23°C	26°C	0.3mm
2:00 AM	POOR	3.1ft	10s	ENE	28kt	NE	29kt	23°C	25°C	0.3mm
3:00 AM	POOR	3.5ft	10s	ENE	28kt	NE	30kt	22°C	25°C	0.2mm
4:00 AM	POOR	4ft	9s	ENE	29kt	NE	30kt	22°C	25°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	POOR	4.5ft	9s	ENE	29kt	NE	31kt	22°C	25°C	0.1mm
6:00 AM	POOR	4.6ft	9s	ENE	29kt	NE	31kt	22°C	25°C	0.1mm
7:00 AM	POOR	4.7ft	9s	ENE	30kt	NE	32kt	22°C	25°C	0.1mm
8:00 AM	POOR	4.8ft	9s	ENE	30kt	NE	32kt	22°C	25°C	0.1mm
9:00 AM	POOR	4.9ft	9s	ENE	30kt	NE	32kt	22°C	25°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	POOR	5ft	9s	ENE	29kt	NE	31kt	22°C	24°C	0.4mm
11:00 AM	POOR	5.1ft	9s	ENE	29kt	NE	31kt	22°C	24°C	0.5mm
12:00 PM	POOR	4.2ft	8s	ENE	29kt	NE	31kt	22°C	24°C	0.4mm
1:00 PM	POOR	3.2ft	8s	ENE	29kt	NE	31kt	22°C	24°C	0.4mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	ENE	30kt	NE	31kt	22°C	24°C	0.4mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	E	30kt	NE	32kt	22°C	24°C	0.3mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.1ft	6s	ESE	31kt	NE	33kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	SSE	32kt	NE	33kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	31kt	NE	33kt	22°C	24°C	0.2mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.5ft	5s	SSE	31kt	NE	33kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.4ft	5s	SSE	31kt	NE	33kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	ESE	30kt	NE	32kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	E	30kt	NE	31kt	22°C	24°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	ENE	29kt	NE	30kt	21°C	24°C	0mm

Friday

Sep 25

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 2.3-7.7ft 💨 26-30kt 🌡️ 20-21°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	ENE	29kt	NE	30kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	ENE	29kt	NE	31kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	ENE	29kt	NE	31kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	4.1ft	8s	ENE	29kt	NE	31kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	5.9ft	10s	ENE	29kt	NE	31kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
5:00 AM	POOR	7.7ft	11s	ENE	30kt	NE	31kt	21°C	24°C	0.3mm
6:00 AM	POOR	7.3ft	11s	ENE	29kt	NE	30kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
7:00 AM	POOR	6.9ft	11s	ENE	29kt	NE	30kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	POOR	6.5ft	11s	ENE	29kt	NE	30kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	6.4ft	11s	ENE	29kt	NE	30kt	21°C	24°C	0.2mm
10:00 AM	POOR	6.3ft	11s	ENE	29kt	NE	30kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	6.1ft	11s	ENE	29kt	NE	29kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
12:00 PM	POOR	6.1ft	11s	ENE	29kt	NE	29kt	21°C	24°C	0.1mm
1:00 PM	POOR	6ft	10s	ENE	28kt	NE	28kt	21°C	23°C	0.1mm
2:00 PM	POOR	6ft	10s	ENE	28kt	NNE	28kt	20°C	23°C	0.1mm
3:00 PM	POOR	6.1ft	10s	ENE	28kt	NNE	28kt	20°C	23°C	0.1mm
4:00 PM	POOR	6.1ft	10s	ENE	28kt	NNE	29kt	20°C	23°C	0.1mm
5:00 PM	POOR	6.2ft	10s	ENE	28kt	NNE	29kt	20°C	23°C	0.1mm
6:00 PM	POOR	6.1ft	10s	NE	28kt	NNE	29kt	20°C	23°C	0.1mm
7:00 PM	POOR	6.1ft	10s	NE	27kt	NNE	28kt	20°C	23°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	6.1ft	10s	NE	27kt	NNE	28kt	20°C	23°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	6ft	10s	NE	27kt	NNE	28kt	20°C	23°C	0.1mm
10:00 PM	POOR	5.9ft	10s	NE	26kt	NNE	28kt	20°C	23°C	0.1mm
11:00 PM	POOR	5.8ft	10s	NE	26kt	NNE	28kt	20°C	23°C	0.1mm

Saturday

Sep 26

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 4.8-10.7ft 💨 13-25kt 🌡️ 18-22°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	5.5ft	10s	NE	25kt	NNE	27kt	20°C	23°C	0.1mm
1:00 AM	POOR	5.1ft	10s	NE	24kt	NNE	25kt	20°C	23°C	0.1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	4.8ft	10s	ENE	24kt	NNE	24kt	20°C	23°C	0.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	6.7ft	11s	ENE	23kt	NNE	24kt	19°C	23°C	0.1mm
4:00 AM	POOR	8.7ft	12s	ENE	23kt	N	24kt	19°C	23°C	0.1mm
5:00 AM	POOR	10.7ft	13s	ENE	23kt	N	23kt	18°C	23°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	10.5ft	13s	ENE	22kt	N	24kt	18°C	23°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	10.2ft	13s	ENE	22kt	N	24kt	18°C	23°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	10ft	13s	ENE	22kt	N	24kt	18°C	23°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	9.7ft	13s	ENE	21kt	N	22kt	18°C	23°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	9.5ft	13s	ENE	20kt	N	20kt	18°C	23°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	9.2ft	13s	ENE	19kt	N	19kt	18°C	23°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	9.3ft	13s	ENE	18kt	N	18kt	18°C	23°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	9.4ft	13s	ENE	18kt	N	18kt	18°C	23°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	9.5ft	13s	ENE	17kt	N	18kt	19°C	23°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	9.4ft	13s	ENE	17kt	N	18kt	19°C	23°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	9.2ft	13s	ENE	18kt	N	19kt	20°C	23°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	9ft	13s	ENE	18kt	N	20kt	21°C	23°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	8.6ft	13s	ENE	17kt	NNE	20kt	21°C	23°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	8.2ft	13s	ENE	17kt	NNE	20kt	21°C	23°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	7.9ft	13s	ENE	17kt	NNE	20kt	22°C	23°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	8.1ft	13s	ENE	15kt	NNE	18kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	8.3ft	13s	ENE	14kt	NNE	17kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	8.5ft	13s	ENE	13kt	NNE	15kt	21°C	22°C	0mm

Sunday

Sep 27

FAIR2 excellent hours

🌊 4.4-8.3ft 💨 7-13kt 🌡️ 19-23°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	8.3ft	13s	ENE	13kt	NNE	15kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	8.1ft	13s	ENE	12kt	NNE	15kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	7.9ft	13s	ENE	12kt	N	15kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	7.8ft	12s	ENE	12kt	N	14kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	7.6ft	12s	ENE	11kt	NNE	13kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	FAIR	7.4ft	12s	ENE	11kt	NNE	11kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	FAIR	7.3ft	12s	ENE	11kt	NNE	11kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	7.1ft	12s	ENE	11kt	NNE	11kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	7ft	12s	ENE	10kt	N	12kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	6.8ft	12s	ENE	11kt	N	12kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	6.6ft	12s	ENE	11kt	N	12kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	6.4ft	12s	ENE	12kt	N	12kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	6.2ft	12s	ENE	11kt	NNW	12kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	6ft	12s	ENE	10kt	NNW	11kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	5.8ft	12s	ENE	9kt	NW	11kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	5.6ft	12s	ENE	8kt	NNW	11kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.4ft	12s	ENE	8kt	NNW	11kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 PM	EXCELLENT	5.3ft	11s	ENE	7kt	NNW	11kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	GOOD	5.1ft	11s	ENE	9kt	NNW	12kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	5ft	11s	ENE	11kt	NNW	13kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	4.8ft	11s	ENE	12kt	NNW	14kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	4.7ft	11s	ENE	12kt	NNW	14kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	4.6ft	11s	ENE	13kt	NNW	14kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	4.4ft	11s	ENE	13kt	NW	14kt	23°C	22°C	0mm

Monday

Sep 28

FAIRCheck individual hours

🌊 1.6-4.3ft 💨 10-16kt 🌡️ 19-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	4.3ft	11s	ENE	13kt	NW	14kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	4.1ft	11s	ENE	13kt	NW	14kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	3.9ft	11s	ENE	13kt	NW	14kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 AM	FAIR	3.7ft	11s	ENE	14kt	NW	15kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 AM	FAIR	3.6ft	11s	ENE	15kt	NW	16kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	3.4ft	11s	ENE	16kt	NW	17kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	3.3ft	11s	ENE	15kt	NW	17kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 AM	FAIR	3.1ft	11s	ENE	15kt	NW	17kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 AM	FAIR	3ft	11s	ENE	14kt	NW	17kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	2.9ft	10s	ENE	14kt	NW	17kt	19°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	10s	ENE	14kt	NW	17kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	2.8ft	10s	ENE	15kt	NW	17kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	10s	ENE	14kt	NW	17kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	10s	ENE	14kt	WNW	17kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.8ft	10s	ENE	13kt	WNW	16kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	10s	ENE	12kt	NW	15kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	2.4ft	10s	ENE	11kt	NW	14kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 PM	FAIR	2.3ft	10s	ENE	10kt	NW	13kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	2.1ft	9s	NE	10kt	NW	14kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	9s	NE	11kt	NW	14kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	NE	11kt	NW	15kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	NE	11kt	NW	14kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	NNE	11kt	NW	13kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	NNE	10kt	NW	12kt	23°C	22°C	0mm

Tuesday

Sep 29

POOR4 good hours

🌊 1.0-1.5ft 💨 4-13kt 🌡️ 20-24°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	NNE	10kt	NW	11kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	1.5ft	6s	NNE	9kt	NW	10kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	FAIR	1.4ft	6s	NNE	9kt	WNW	9kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	NNE	10kt	NW	11kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	NE	11kt	NW	12kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	NE	13kt	NW	13kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	7s	NE	13kt	NW	13kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.2ft	8s	ENE	12kt	NW	13kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	ENE	12kt	NW	14kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	ENE	12kt	NW	13kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	ENE	11kt	NW	12kt	20°C	21°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.1ft	8s	ENE	10kt	NW	11kt	20°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	8s	ENE	9kt	NW	11kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	1.1ft	9s	E	8kt	NW	11kt	21°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	9s	E	7kt	WNW	11kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	9s	E	6kt	WNW	9kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	8s	ENE	5kt	W	8kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	8s	ENE	4kt	WSW	6kt	24°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ENE	6kt	WNW	7kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	8s	ENE	8kt	N	8kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	ENE	9kt	NE	8kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	E	8kt	ENE	7kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	7kt	ESE	6kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	6kt	SSE	5kt	23°C	22°C	0mm

Wednesday

Sep 30

GOOD9 good hours

🌊 1.0-1.0ft 💨 1-13kt 🌡️ 22-23°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	E	5kt	SSE	5kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	9s	E	5kt	SSE	4kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	9s	E	4kt	S	4kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	9s	E	4kt	SSW	4kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	9s	E	4kt	SW	3kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	9s	E	3kt	WSW	3kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	9s	E	3kt	WNW	3kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	9s	E	3kt	NW	3kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	1ft	9s	E	3kt	NNW	3kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
9:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	E	2kt	N	2kt	22°C	21°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	E	2kt	NNE	1kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1ft	9s	E	1kt	NNE	1kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	9s	E	3kt	NE	2kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
1:00 PM	GOOD	1ft	9s	E	4kt	ENE	3kt	22°C	22°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	9s	E	5kt	E	5kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
3:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	9s	E	7kt	ESE	6kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
4:00 PM	FAIR	1ft	9s	E	9kt	ESE	8kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	10kt	ESE	9kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	11kt	SE	10kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1ft	9s	E	11kt	SE	11kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	E	12kt	SE	12kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	E	12kt	SSE	12kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	E	12kt	SSE	13kt	23°C	22°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	8s	E	13kt	SSE	14kt	23°C	22°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:4.3ft @ 9s

Wind Conditions:26-32kt NE

Water Temperature:23-26°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Camp Pendleton in Virginia is an exposed beach and jetty break known for its reliable surf, especially when conditions align. It works best when an east-southeast swell meets offshore winds from the west, producing both left and right-hand waves. The surf here is primarily driven by groundswells and is most favorable around low tide. While the spot can attract a crowd when the waves are good, it generally remains manageable. Surfers should be cautious, as strong rip currents are a common hazard. The best time for clean, rideable surf is during the summer, with July offering the most consistent conditions.

Best Swell Direction: E

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

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

Ideal Swell DirectionESE

Ideal Wind DirectionW

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