Oceanside Harbor Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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Oceanside Harbor is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the W, with light wind from the N, on a high outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
| Ideal wave height | 2–4 ft |
| Ideal period | medium-period (8–16s) |
| Best swell direction | W |
| Best wind | light wind from the N |
| Best tide | high & outgoing |
These best-conditions estimates come from real sessions LazySurfer users rated highly at this break — not an editorial guess (high-confidence read). In the app, LazySurfer's custom deep-learning model predicts your own 1–5★ rating at about 90% exact-match accuracy (97.6% within one star). How LazySurfer works →
Current conditions
Latest reading from the nearest NOAA buoys (UTC 2026-06-26 10:56 UTC). LazySurfer reads this same public NDBC data directly — no proprietary smoothing. New to buoy data? See how to read a NOAA buoy.
| Wave height | 3.0 ft |
| Dominant period | 14s |
| Swell direction | SSW (201°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 46224 (5 mi away) |
| Wind | 3 kt from the WSW — NDBC LJPC1 (25 mi away) |
Oceanside Harbor 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for Oceanside Harbor from NOAA's GEFS-Wave model, refreshed daily. Heights are open-water swell (face heights at the break are typically larger).
| Day | Swell height | Period & direction | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri Jun 26 | 3–4 ft | 16s SSW | 8 kt WSW |
| Sat Jun 27 | 3–4 ft | 17s SSW | 9 kt SSW |
| Sun Jun 28 | 4–5 ft | 16s SSW | 9 kt SSW |
| Mon Jun 29 | 3–4 ft | 16s SSW | 8 kt S |
| Tue Jun 30 | 3 ft | 18s SSW | 9 kt SW |
| Wed Jul 1 | 3 ft | 17s SSW | 10 kt WSW |
| Thu Jul 2 | 3–4 ft | 17s SSW | 8 kt WNW |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 9410230 (La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf)), the nearest tide station (25 mi away). Times local.
- 2026-06-06 00:31 — High 4.504 ft
- 2026-06-06 08:19 — Low 0.285 ft
- 2026-06-06 15:39 — High 3.53 ft
- 2026-06-06 20:02 — Low 2.878 ft
- 2026-06-07 01:31 — High 4.041 ft
- 2026-06-07 09:04 — Low 0.546 ft
Frequently asked
Is Oceanside Harbor good for surfing right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-06-26 10:56 UTC), Oceanside Harbor is fair: the live 2–4 ft medium-period swell from the S is off its ideal W direction and is in its ideal size range, and the wind is light from the SW.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for Oceanside Harbor come from?
LazySurfer reads public data directly from NOAA's National Data Buoy Center and the National Weather Service — the nearest NDBC wave buoy (station 46224) and the nearest NOAA tide station (La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf)). The same raw readings NOAA publishes, with no proprietary smoothing.
What are the best surf conditions for Oceanside Harbor?
Oceanside Harbor is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the W, with light wind from the N, on a high outgoing tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
Does LazySurfer predict whether Oceanside Harbor is good for me?
Yes. LazySurfer trains a custom deep-learning model — a PyTorch neural network with per-user embeddings, retrained weekly on real logged surf sessions from the LazySurfer community — to predict the 1-to-5 star rating you personally would give, rather than a single average rating for everyone.
Nearby spots
- Oceanside Harbor South Jetty — 0 mi
- Oceanside Pier Northside — 1 mi
- Oceanside Pier Southside — 1 mi
- Tamarack — 4 mi
- Beacons — 11 mi
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