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Oceanside Beach

A busy, dependable San Diego beach break at the Oceanside Pier where shifting sandbars produce both fast lefts and rights on consistent southwest groundswell. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for Oceanside Beach in California.

Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelAll levels
LocationCalifornia, US

Forecast

Clean
  • Waves 2-3 ft+
  • Period 15 s
  • Wind SW 5 kt

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The Wave

Sandbars move daily around the pier and harbor jetties, so the best peaks can shift a block or two along the beach and rips form near the jetties.

Expect crowds on any SW swell and occasional localism near the north jetty.

When the swell is SSW-W and periods are long, northeast winds (light to moderate) clean the face-low-to-mid tide windows often produce the punchiest sandbar peaks.

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