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· After dark · current model. Dog Patch is forecast at 2–3 ft: Fair–Good for a longboard, Poor for a shortboard, with 4 mph onshore wind.

Dog Patch

Point · longboard

After dark · current model

3–6 AM forecast

Buoy anchored

Board: Both

2–3 ft
Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor

Nearshore 2.0 ft at 15s from SW

Wind from SE at 4 mph, gusts 5, light onshore
Tide 3.7 feet and rising
Water 74 degrees Fahrenheit; boardshorts or trunks suggested

Spot guide

BEST TIDE
Low to mid
GOOD TIDE TODAY
No good tide window in daylight today.
SWELL
S–SW (185–225°)
OFFSHORE
NNE
BOARD
Longboard
  • The slowest, softest wave at San Onofre.
  • Shared with beginner camps, kayaks and SUPs.

No cam for this spot yet.

Live buoy Red Beach Nearshore

6.5 MI · NEARSHORE

WAVES
2.0 ft
PERIOD
15s
FROM
SW 218°
WATER
73°

Observed 5:00 AM · 56 min old

7-day surf

LB longboard · SB shortboard

Sun 3 AM · now · after dark

2–3 ft · Fair–Good LB / Poor SB

4 mph, gusts 5, cross-onshore · 2.2 ft rising

Nearshore 2.0 ft at 15s from SW

Seven-day surf forecast in 3-hour blocks
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
Sun 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph onshore0.4 ft and rising
Sun 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours4 mph, gusts 5, cross-onshore2.2 ft and rising
Sun 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor10 mph, gusts 11, cross-offshore3.8 ft and rising
Sun 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor9 mph, gusts 14, cross-offshore3.3 ft and falling
Sun 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor4 mph, gusts 13, onshore3.3 ft and rising
Sun 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor4 mph, gusts 10, cross4.7 ft and rising
Sun 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor4 mph, gusts 8, offshore4.6 ft and falling
Sun 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours4 mph offshore1.9 ft and falling
Mon 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours9 mph, gusts 10, offshore0.0 ft and falling
Mon 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours5 mph offshore1.6 ft and rising
Mon 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor6 mph offshore4.1 ft and rising
Mon 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor2 mph, gusts 9, glassy3.6 ft and falling
Mon 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 9, cross2.4 ft and rising
Mon 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor9 mph, gusts 14, cross3.9 ft and rising
Mon 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor5 mph, gusts 15, cross-offshore5.3 ft and falling
Mon 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours6 mph, gusts 7, onshore3.0 ft and falling
Tue 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours1 mph glassy0.1 ft and falling
Tue 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours1 mph glassy1.1 ft and rising
Tue 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor1 mph, gusts 2, glassy4.2 ft and rising
Tue 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor2 mph glassy4.1 ft and falling
Tue 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor9 mph cross-onshore1.9 ft and falling
Tue 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor10 mph cross-onshore2.8 ft and rising
Tue 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor7 mph cross5.3 ft and rising
Tue 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours2 mph glassy4.1 ft and falling
Wed 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours1 mph glassy0.5 ft and falling
Wed 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.6 ft and rising
Wed 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair1 mph, gusts 2, glassy4.2 ft and rising
Wed 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair2 mph glassy4.7 ft and falling
Wed 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph cross-onshore1.9 ft and falling
Wed 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor10 mph cross-onshore1.6 ft and rising
Wed 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair4 mph, gusts 5, cross-onshore4.8 ft and rising
Wed 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy4.9 ft and falling
Thu 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours0 mph, gusts 1, glassy1.3 ft and falling
Thu 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours1 mph, gusts 2, glassy0.4 ft and rising
Thu 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair1 mph, gusts 2, glassy3.9 ft and rising
Thu 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph cross-onshore5.3 ft and falling
Thu 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor10 mph cross-onshore2.2 ft and falling
Thu 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor10 mph cross-onshore0.7 ft and rising
Thu 6 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair5 mph cross3.8 ft and rising
Thu 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy5.2 ft and falling
Fri 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours1 mph, gusts 2, glassy2.1 ft and falling
Fri 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.4 ft and rising
Fri 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair2 mph glassy3.6 ft and rising
Fri 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph cross5.7 ft and falling
Fri 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor9 mph cross-onshore2.8 ft and falling
Fri 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor11 mph cross-onshore0.2 ft and falling
Fri 6 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair7 mph cross2.6 ft and rising
Fri 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy5.1 ft and falling
Sat 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours1 mph glassy2.9 ft and falling
Sat 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Epic, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours3 mph cross-offshore0.7 ft and rising
Sat 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Epic, shortboard Fair–Good3 mph cross-offshore3.3 ft and rising
Sat 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair3 mph, gusts 4, cross-onshore5.9 ft and rising
Sat 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor11 mph cross-onshore3.5 ft and falling
Sat 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair6 mph cross-onshore0.2 ft and falling
Sat 6 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable3 mph cross-onshore1.6 ft and rising
Sat 9 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable, dark hours4 mph cross4.6 ft and rising

Today’s tide

NO GOOD WINDOW TODAY

GOOD 0.5–3.0 FT3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PMH 3.8′L 3.0′H 5.1′NOW
High 6:23 AMLow 10:43 AMHigh 4:34 PM

San Clemente · MLLW

Swell

New SSW swell fills in Wednesday morning.

Details

New SSW swell (19s) fills in Wednesday morning, peaks Wednesday afternoon.

Primary1.7 ft · 13s
SSW205°
Secondary1.2 ft · 10s
SSE167°

Nearshore model anchored to the Red Beach Nearshore buoy.
Updated 5:55 AM · CDIP/Scripps, Open-Meteo and NOAA.

About the break

Spot guide

A point break for longboards at 1.5–3.5 ft. Best on S to SW swell with NNE wind, low to mid tide. The slowest, softest wave at San Onofre. Shared with beginner camps, kayaks and SUPs.

Break
Point
Board
Longboard
Best swell
S–SW (185°–225°)
Best tide
Low to mid

Spot research: 70 Miles of Coast, Wikipedia, Surf in San Clemente, Mondo Surf and Surf Spots.

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