Oceanside Harbor Surf Report & Forecast

Surf Report, Surf Forecast & Surf Cam

Current Surf Conditions

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Condition Rating

LOTUS Forecast
FAIR

Surf Height

2-3FT+

Thigh to stomach

LOTUS Forecast

Swell

2.2FT16s
SSW206º
0.8FT19s
SSW199º
1.1FT9s
W268º
LOTUS Forecast

Wind

3KTSSSE

3kts gusts, Cross-shore

Model Forecast
Satellite map of location

Tide

1.3FT

Temperature

66°F

spotName Wind & Weather
64ºF

2mm wetsuit

Matt Kibby

North San Diego Forecast

Matt Kibby •

Today

Knee-waist high waves stick around. Chest+ for best spots. Wait out the early low tide.

Dawn-10am: The lead into the holiday weekend gets a fresh round of longer period SSW swell -- a little bit of NW windswell in the mix to keep the lights on at the beachbreaks -- not expecting peaks but maybe some open corners here and there. A little onshore crumble during the best tide window, but worth avoiding the negative low first thing.

PM Outlook: A little more SSW swell arrives, standouts see some head+ waves. Moderate onshore lump into the late PM window. Evening mellows some.

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Oceanside Harbor Surf Guide

Oceanside, the northernmost coastal city in San Diego County, is easily one of the most livable surf communities in the county. Although sandbars move and shift along this stretch continually, there are consistent breaks on the north end at the harbor's north and south jetties, and on both sides of the pier. These spots will most often have a crew of surfers on them, but, on better days, the peaks up and down the beach will be just as good.

Oceanside is angled to receive southwest swel... 
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