San Onofre Surf Report & Ideal Conditions
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San Onofre is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the W, with light wind from the SW, on a high incoming 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 SW |
| Best tide | high & incoming |
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 2026-08-05 09:30 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 | 2.3 ft |
| Dominant period | 13s |
| Swell direction | SSW (199°) |
| Wave buoy | NDBC station 46277 (6 mi away) |
| Wind | 1 kt from the NNW — NDBC LJPC1 (40 mi away) |
San Onofre 7-day surf forecast
Model wave & wind outlook for San Onofre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed Aug 5 | 2–3 ft | 14s SW | 10 kt SW |
| Thu Aug 6 | 2–3 ft | 14s SW | 10 kt SSW |
| Fri Aug 7 | 3 ft | 18s SSW | 9 kt SSW |
| Sat Aug 8 | 3–4 ft | 17s SSW | 8 kt SSW |
| Sun Aug 9 | 3–4 ft | 15s SSW | 8 kt S |
| Mon Aug 10 | 3 ft | 16s SSW | 9 kt S |
| Tue Aug 11 | 3 ft | 18s SW | 10 kt S |
Tide
Predicted tide for the next two days from NOAA station 9410230 (La Jolla (Scripps Institution Wharf)), the nearest tide station (40 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 San Onofre good for surfing right now?
As of the latest buoy reading (2026-08-05 09:30 UTC), San Onofre 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 calm from the N.
Where does LazySurfer's surf data for San Onofre 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 46277) 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 San Onofre?
San Onofre is most often good on a 2–4 ft medium-period (8–16s) swell from the W, with light wind from the SW, on a high incoming tide — the conditions LazySurfer surfers have logged and rated highest here.
Does LazySurfer predict whether San Onofre 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
- San Onofre State Beach Kiosk — 0 mi
- San Onofre Point — 0 mi
- Old Mans — 0 mi
- Church — 1 mi
- Middles — 1 mi
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