Oceanside · San Diego County · California
Oceanside Harbor Surf Report & Forecast, South Jetty, CA
Oceanside Harbor, South Jetty, California: 3–4 ft, chest to head high, at 5 am PST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 2.0 ft at 14 seconds from the west, with a 5 mph offshore wind from the east-northeast. Water is about 75°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 6.7 ft at 8:38 am.
3–4 ft
chest to head high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.0 ft · 14 s · Wplus 1.4 ft · 15 s · SW
- Wind
- 5 mph (ENE)offshore
- Tide
- 4.1 ft risinghigh 6.7 ft at 8:38 am
- Water
- 75°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 70°Ffeels like 65°F
- Sun
- rise 6:16 amset 4:51 pm
Oceanside Harbor surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Oceanside Harbor: 10 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Oceanside Harbor: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.1 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.0 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 4 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 4 ft | Good | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (WSW) | 5.1 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 6 mph onshore (W), gusts 11 | 3.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (NE) | 4.6 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.4 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.0 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.3 ft |
| 10 am | 4 ft | Good | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (W) | 5.3 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 4.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 3.0 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 1.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 0.8 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.3 ft |
Oceanside Harbor waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 5 am, sets at Oceanside Harbor arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.1 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 41 s
- Lulls
- about 162 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 34% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Oceanside Harbor surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Oceanside Harbor: the biggest day is Saturday, Nov 14 at 5–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Friday, Nov 13 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 5–7 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–6 ft and Good.
Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Oceanside Harbor are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.0 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 14 s · SSW | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 13 s · W | 6 mph offshore (E) | 8 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 14 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–6 ft | Good | 2.1 ft · 15 s · W | 8 mph cross-shore (SE), gusts 13 | 7 mph onshore (SW) | 5 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 5–7 ft | Fair | 3.3 ft · 14 s · W | 12 mph onshore (WSW) | 13 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 20 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5–6 ft | Good | 2.3 ft · 18 s · W | 6 mph offshore (ENE) | 5 mph onshore (W) | 10 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.0 ft · 15 s · SSW | 3 mph offshore (NNE) | 9 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 16 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 4–6 ft | Good | — | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 17 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–4 ft | Fair | — | 12 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 19 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 4–6 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 29 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 34 | 25 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Oceanside Harbor are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Oceanside Harbor tide chart and tide times
Tides at Oceanside Harbor today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 2.6 ft at 2:10 am, high 6.7 ft at 8:38 am, low 0.0 ft at 3:54 pm and high 4.2 ft at 10:19 pm. At 5 am the tide is 4.1 ft and rising.
Oceanside Harbor tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.6 ft at 2:10 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:38 amLow 0.0 ft at 3:54 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 10:19 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:45 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:02 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:30 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:15 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.1 ft at 2:56 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:35 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:15 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.8 ft at 12:16 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:19 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:09 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:06 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.8 ft at 1:44 amLow 3.7 ft at 3:42 amHigh 5.6 ft at 10:46 amLow 1.2 ft at 7:05 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.0 ft at 11:35 amLow 1.2 ft at 8:03 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.0 ft at 4:33 amLow 3.9 ft at 7:04 amHigh 4.6 ft at 12:51 pmLow 1.4 ft at 8:58 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.4 ft at 4:44 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:40 amHigh 4.3 ft at 2:26 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Oceanside Harbor water temperature
The water temperature at Oceanside Harbor is about 75°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 65°F and a 5 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Oceanside Harbor
- Oceanside Pier0.7 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Good
- Camp Pendleton1.6 mi NW · 2 ft · Fair
- Buccaneer Beach2.6 mi SE · 4–5 ft · Great
- Carlsbad State Beach4.3 mi SE · 3–4 ft · Great
- Tamarack4.7 mi SE · 3–4 ft · Great
- Warm Water Jetties5.2 mi SE · 3–4 ft · Great
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About Oceanside Harbor
Oceanside Harbor is a harbor in Oceanside, San Diego County, California, facing southwest. Also called Oside Harbor, South Jetty and Harbor Beach.
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