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Oceanside Pier Surf Guide
Oceanside Pier in San Diego County is an exposed beach break that is often working. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the northeast. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the west southwest. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water.
Oceanside Pier Spot Info
| Type: | Rating: |
|---|---|
 Beach |  3.3 |
| Reliability: | Todays Sea Temp*: |
| very consistent | 20.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite |
Surfing Oceanside Pier:
The best conditions reported for surf at Oceanside Pier occur when a West-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.
Surf Forecasts:
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What's the best time of year to surf Oceanside Pier (for consistent clean waves)?
novemberBest Season: winter
The best time of year for surfing Oceanside Pier with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winterand most often the month of November. Clean surfable waves are typically found 58% of the time in November while 39% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 3% of the time it is considered too small by mostsurfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.
clean
58%
Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.
blown out
39%
Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).
too small
3%
Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).
Explore Oceanside Pier Location Map
Interactive Oceanside Pier surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Oceanside Pier is Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX) in USA, 43 km (27 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Oceanside Pier is San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN), also in USA, 54 km (34 miles) away.
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Oceanside Pier Surf Forecasts:
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Oceanside Pier Sea Temperature
Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 22.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (20.8 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.Current Temp*: 20.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellitewater-tempView Sea Temp MapSwell History at Oceanside Pier
Surf stats for Oceanside Pier, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
Average Swell
Wind History at Oceanside Pier
Wind stats for Oceanside Pier, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.
Average Wind
Other Nearby Breaks Closest To:
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South Carlsbad State Beach
- Reef
- 3.2
Reliability: fairly consistent
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Terra Mar
- Point
- 2.9
Reliability: fairly consistent
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Camp Pendelton
- Beach
- 3.6
Reliability: fairly consistent
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Del Mar Jetties
- Breakwater
- 4.0
Reliability: very consistent
3km away
Carlsbad City Beach
- Beach
- 3.5
Reliability: fairly consistent
4km away
Reef
Point
BreakwaterWave Buoys Nearest To Oceanside Pier:
- Closest Wave BuoyCamp Pendleton Nearshore, CA4 mi
- Second closest Wave BuoyOceanside Offshore, CA5 mi
- Third closest Wave BuoyTorrey Pines Outer, CA18 mi
- Fourth closest Wave BuoySCRIPPS Nearshore, CA24 mi
- Fifth closest Wave BuoyLa Jolla, CA24 mi
