The surf forecast is 3-4 ft and slightly choppy right now for San Onofre, CA
- WEATHER - LIVENearby Wind Station SE816 - SCE El Camino Real-273° SSE @ 4 → 6mph
- LOW / HIGH TIDEThe closest low and high tides to now.12:59pm / 6:51pm
- BUOY 46277Latest wave height and wave period from Buoy 46277S
3ft @ 15s
- WATER TEMPNo nearby water temp measurements,
using satellite derived data from yesterday.70° Spring Suit
Forecast
Surf Swell
5 day 16 day
- 8ft
- 6ft
- 4ft
- 2ft
WED 17
THU 18
FRI 19
SAT 20
SUN 21
11pm
- Clean
- Fair
- Choppy
Conditions are 3-5 ft and fair at 11pm on Tue 9/16

TIDE LEVEL
Outgoing Low Tide1.5 ft
Forecast Details
Basic
Detail
- Wednesday, Sep 17
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4+ ftfairWNW5mph2.6ft16sSSW12pm 2-4 ftfairS7mph2.5ft15sSSW6pm 3-4 ftcleanWNW3mph2.8ft15sSSW - Best Board for Wednesday
- Thursday, Sep 18
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3-4 ftcleanN2mph2.5ft15sSSW12pm 3-4 ftfairS7mph2.5ft14sSSW6pm 3-4 ftchoppyWSW6mph2.5ft14sSSW - Friday, Sep 19
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-4 ftcleanSW3mph2.1ft14sSSW12pm 2-4 ftchoppyWSW6mph2.3ft13sSSW6pm 3+ ftchoppyW6mph2.2ft13sSSW - Saturday, Sep 20
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 3+ ftcleanNW3mph2.2ft13sSSW12pm 2-3+ ftchoppyW8mph2.1ft12sSSW6pm 2-3 ftchoppyWNW9mph1.9ft12sSSW - Best Surf Trip
- Sunday, Sep 21
SURF WIND SWELL 6am 2-3 ftcleanW2mph1.8ft12sSSW12pm 2+ ftchoppyWSW7mph1.8ft12sSSW6pm 2 ftfairWNW6mph1.5ft12sSSW
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This forecast is for South-South-West facing beaches, and was updated Sep 17, 2025 @ 12:16pm.
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