2.3ft Hs
SSW from · 197° · 14.0 s
CALIFORNIA / San OnofreSPOT / 665
Old Man's.
Long boards. Longer perspective.
Right-dominant33.370° N / 117.567° W
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Forecast & tide at a glance
Estimated surf face · feet · Pacific time. The existing PureSurfers face-estimation engine; not a measured or calibrated breaking-wave report.
Estimated surf face2.8 ftOlder cached forecast Thu Oct 22, 1:00pm Pacific
Coastal wind11.3 mphWSW from · older cache
NOAA tide reference1.4 ftMLLW · La Jolla
READ THE INDIVIDUAL SWELLS
Swell by swell.
Offshore component height (Hs), not surf-face height. Directions are where waves come from. Component heights do not add together.
Thu Oct 22, 1:00pm Pacific
GFS · 4 components
0.0ft Hs
No energy reported for this component
1.9ft Hs
SW from · 223° · 4.8 s
1.3ft Hs
SSW from · 198° · 18.0 s
MFWAM · 2 components
2.8ft Hs
S from · 191° · 11.9 s
0.2ft Hs
WNW from · 294° · 1.1 s
Each model supplies its own partitions. Missing components remain unavailable; another model’s primary swell is not automatically the same wave system.
Coastal wind retrieved Thu Oct 22, 10:10am · older cache. This is regional modeled wind, not a beach measurement.
Source retrievals: GFS Oct 22, 10:10am (older cache) · ECMWF Oct 22, 10:10am (older cache) · MFWAM Oct 22, 10:10am (older cache). Retrieval time is not the model issue time. This page combines all available cached model families; map model selections are separate.
Tide predictions: La Jolla, 63 km reference; retrieved Thu Oct 22, 7:30am. Station predictions can differ locally.
Seven-day overview
| Pacific day | Estimated surf face | Mean wind | Hours available |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu Oct 22 | 2.9 ft | 8.6 mph | 14/14 |
| Fri Oct 23 | 2.7 ft | 7.7 mph | 14/14 |
| Sat Oct 24 | 2.3 ft | 7.1 mph | 14/14 |
| Sun Oct 25 | 1.9 ft | 5.4 mph | 14/14 |
| Mon Oct 26 | 1.7 ft | 6.0 mph | 14/14 |
| Tue Oct 27 | 1.8 ft | 4.1 mph | 14/14 |
| Wed Oct 28 | 2.1 ft | 4.6 mph | 14/14 |
Hourly details · next 72 hours
| Pacific time | Estimated surf face | Model range | Set proxy | Swell from | Wind | Tide MLLW | Models |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 1:00pm | 2.8 ft | 2.4–3.3 ft | 4.2 ft | SW · 10.1 s | 11.3 mph WSW | 1.4 ft | 3 |
| Thu 2:00pm | 2.8 ft | 2.4–3.3 ft | 4.2 ft | SW · 10.0 s | 10.4 mph WSW | 1.4 ft | 3 |
| Thu 3:00pm | 2.8 ft | 2.3–3.4 ft | 4.3 ft | SW · 9.9 s | 9.7 mph WSW | 1.8 ft | 3 |
| Thu 4:00pm | 2.8 ft | 2.3–3.3 ft | 4.2 ft | SW · 9.8 s | 10.5 mph WSW | 2.6 ft | 3 |
| Thu 5:00pm | 2.8 ft | 2.3–3.4 ft | 4.3 ft | SW · 9.7 s | 11.2 mph W | 3.4 ft | 3 |
| Thu 6:00pm | 2.8 ft | 2.3–3.3 ft | 4.3 ft | SW · 9.6 s | 11.5 mph W | 4.2 ft | 3 |
| Thu 7:00pm | 2.8 ft | 2.2–3.3 ft | 4.2 ft | SW · 9.5 s | 10.6 mph W | 4.6 ft | 3 |
| Thu 8:00pm | 2.8 ft | 2.3–3.2 ft | 4.2 ft | SW · 9.5 s | 7.4 mph W | 4.6 ft | 3 |
| Thu 9:00pm | 2.8 ft | 2.3–3.2 ft | 4.2 ft | SW · 9.5 s | 9.1 mph WNW | 4.1 ft | 3 |
| Thu 10:00pm | 2.8 ft | 2.3–3.3 ft | 4.2 ft | SW · 9.7 s | 9.0 mph W | 3.2 ft | 3 |
| Thu 11:00pm | 2.8 ft | 2.3–3.2 ft | 4.2 ft | SW · 9.8 s | 9.1 mph W | 2.2 ft | 3 |
| Fri 12:00am | 2.8 ft | 2.2–3.2 ft | 4.2 ft | SW · 10.0 s | 7.1 mph W | 1.3 ft | 3 |
| Fri 1:00am | 2.8 ft | 2.2–3.2 ft | 4.1 ft | SW · 10.1 s | 6.2 mph WNW | 0.8 ft | 3 |
| Fri 2:00am | 2.8 ft | 2.2–3.1 ft | 4.1 ft | SW · 10.3 s | 6.8 mph NE | 0.7 ft | 3 |
| Fri 3:00am | 2.7 ft | 2.2–3.1 ft | 4.1 ft | SW · 10.4 s | 2.2 mph NNW | 1.2 ft | 3 |
| Fri 4:00am | 2.7 ft | 2.2–3.1 ft | 4.1 ft | SW · 10.6 s | 6.5 mph ENE | 2.1 ft | 3 |
| Fri 5:00am | 2.7 ft | 2.2–3.1 ft | 4.1 ft | SW · 10.7 s | 10.9 mph ENE | 3.3 ft | 3 |
| Fri 6:00am | 2.7 ft | 2.2–3.1 ft | 4.1 ft | SW · 10.7 s | 10.8 mph E | 4.3 ft | 3 |
| Fri 7:00am | 2.7 ft | 2.2–3.1 ft | 4.1 ft | SW · 10.7 s | 11.2 mph E | 5.0 ft | 3 |
| Fri 8:00am | 2.7 ft | 2.1–3.1 ft | 4.1 ft | SW · 10.8 s | 10.2 mph E | 5.3 ft | 3 |
| Fri 9:00am | 2.7 ft | 2.1–3.1 ft | 4.1 ft | SW · 10.8 s | 12.2 mph ESE | 4.9 ft | 3 |
| Fri 10:00am | 2.7 ft | 2.1–3.1 ft | 4.0 ft | SW · 10.9 s | 8.6 mph SE | 4.1 ft | 3 |
| Fri 11:00am | 2.7 ft | 2.1–3.1 ft | 4.0 ft | SW · 11.0 s | 8.0 mph SE | 3.0 ft | 3 |
| Fri 12:00pm | 2.7 ft | 2.1–3.1 ft | 4.0 ft | SW · 11.0 s | 6.2 mph SSE | 1.9 ft | 3 |
| Fri 1:00pm | 2.7 ft | 2.2–3.1 ft | 4.0 ft | SW · 11.0 s | 5.7 mph S | 1.1 ft | 3 |
| Fri 2:00pm | 2.7 ft | 2.1–3.1 ft | 4.0 ft | SW · 10.9 s | 5.4 mph SW | 0.7 ft | 3 |
| Fri 3:00pm | 2.7 ft | 2.1–3.1 ft | 4.0 ft | SW · 10.7 s | 4.7 mph SW | 0.9 ft | 3 |
| Fri 4:00pm | 2.7 ft | 2.1–3.0 ft | 4.0 ft | SW · 10.4 s | 4.9 mph WSW | 1.6 ft | 3 |
| Fri 5:00pm | 2.6 ft | 2.1–2.9 ft | 4.0 ft | SW · 10.1 s | 6.4 mph W | 2.6 ft | 3 |
| Fri 6:00pm | 2.6 ft | 2.1–2.9 ft | 3.9 ft | SW · 11.4 s | 6.3 mph WNW | 3.6 ft | 3 |
| Fri 7:00pm | 2.6 ft | 2.1–2.9 ft | 3.9 ft | SW · 11.2 s | 6.5 mph NW | 4.3 ft | 3 |
| Fri 8:00pm | 2.6 ft | 2.1–2.9 ft | 3.9 ft | SW · 11.0 s | 6.5 mph N | 4.7 ft | 3 |
| Fri 9:00pm | 2.6 ft | 2.1–3.0 ft | 3.8 ft | SW · 10.8 s | 7.4 mph NNE | 4.5 ft | 3 |
| Fri 10:00pm | 2.5 ft | 2.0–3.0 ft | 3.8 ft | SW · 10.6 s | 6.8 mph NNE | 3.8 ft | 3 |
| Fri 11:00pm | 2.6 ft | 2.0–3.0 ft | 3.8 ft | SW · 10.5 s | 7.3 mph NNE | 2.9 ft | 3 |
| Sat 12:00am | 2.5 ft | 2.0–3.0 ft | 3.8 ft | SW · 10.4 s | 7.3 mph NNE | 1.9 ft | 3 |
| Sat 1:00am | 2.5 ft | 2.0–2.9 ft | 3.8 ft | SW · 10.3 s | 7.1 mph NNE | 1.1 ft | 3 |
| Sat 2:00am | 2.5 ft | 2.0–2.9 ft | 3.7 ft | SW · 10.3 s | 7.1 mph NNE | 0.8 ft | 3 |
| Sat 3:00am | 2.5 ft | 1.9–2.9 ft | 3.7 ft | SW · 10.3 s | 6.7 mph NE | 1.1 ft | 3 |
| Sat 4:00am | 2.5 ft | 1.9–2.8 ft | 3.7 ft | SW · 10.3 s | 5.8 mph ENE | 1.9 ft | 3 |
| Sat 5:00am | 2.5 ft | 1.9–2.8 ft | 3.7 ft | SW · 10.4 s | 4.4 mph E | 3.0 ft | 3 |
| Sat 6:00am | 2.4 ft | 1.9–2.8 ft | 3.6 ft | SW · 10.4 s | 2.6 mph WNW | 4.3 ft | 3 |
| Sat 7:00am | 2.4 ft | 1.9–2.8 ft | 3.6 ft | SW · 10.5 s | 3.6 mph NW | 5.2 ft | 3 |
| Sat 8:00am | 2.4 ft | 1.8–2.8 ft | 3.6 ft | SW · 10.6 s | 4.5 mph NNW | 5.7 ft | 3 |
| Sat 9:00am | 2.3 ft | 1.8–2.8 ft | 3.5 ft | SW · 10.7 s | 3.4 mph NW | 5.6 ft | 3 |
| Sat 10:00am | 2.3 ft | 1.8–2.7 ft | 3.5 ft | SW · 10.8 s | 3.5 mph NW | 4.8 ft | 3 |
| Sat 11:00am | 2.3 ft | 1.8–2.7 ft | 3.5 ft | SW · 10.9 s | 4.1 mph W | 3.6 ft | 3 |
| Sat 12:00pm | 2.3 ft | 1.7–2.7 ft | 3.5 ft | SW · 11.0 s | 6.1 mph W | 2.3 ft | 3 |
| Sat 1:00pm | 2.3 ft | 1.8–2.7 ft | 3.5 ft | SW · 11.0 s | 8.5 mph WSW | 1.1 ft | 3 |
| Sat 2:00pm | 2.4 ft | 1.8–2.7 ft | 3.5 ft | SW · 11.1 s | 10.1 mph WSW | 0.3 ft | 3 |
| Sat 3:00pm | 2.3 ft | 1.7–2.7 ft | 3.5 ft | SW · 11.1 s | 12.0 mph W | 0.1 ft | 3 |
| Sat 4:00pm | 2.3 ft | 1.7–2.7 ft | 3.4 ft | SW · 11.2 s | 11.0 mph W | 0.6 ft | 3 |
| Sat 5:00pm | 2.3 ft | 1.7–2.6 ft | 3.4 ft | SW · 11.2 s | 10.0 mph W | 1.5 ft | 3 |
| Sat 6:00pm | 2.3 ft | 1.7–2.6 ft | 3.4 ft | SW · 11.3 s | 10.2 mph WNW | 2.6 ft | 3 |
| Sat 7:00pm | 2.2 ft | 1.7–2.6 ft | 3.4 ft | SW · 11.3 s | 9.3 mph WNW | 3.7 ft | 3 |
| Sat 8:00pm | 2.2 ft | 1.6–2.5 ft | 3.3 ft | SW · 10.8 s | 8.8 mph NW | 4.4 ft | 3 |
| Sat 9:00pm | 2.2 ft | 1.6–2.5 ft | 3.3 ft | SW · 10.8 s | 7.9 mph NW | 4.6 ft | 3 |
| Sat 10:00pm | 2.2 ft | 1.5–2.5 ft | 3.2 ft | SW · 10.9 s | 5.9 mph NW | 4.3 ft | 3 |
| Sat 11:00pm | 2.1 ft | 1.5–2.5 ft | 3.2 ft | SW · 10.9 s | 4.2 mph NNW | 3.5 ft | 3 |
| Sun 12:00am | 2.1 ft | 1.5–2.5 ft | 3.2 ft | SW · 10.9 s | 3.3 mph NNW | 2.5 ft | 3 |
| Sun 1:00am | 2.1 ft | 1.5–2.4 ft | 3.1 ft | SW · 10.8 s | 3.0 mph NW | 1.6 ft | 3 |
| Sun 2:00am | 2.1 ft | 1.5–2.5 ft | 3.2 ft | SW · 10.8 s | 2.7 mph NW | 1.1 ft | 3 |
| Sun 3:00am | 2.1 ft | 1.5–2.4 ft | 3.1 ft | SW · 10.9 s | 2.0 mph NNW | 1.1 ft | 3 |
| Sun 4:00am | 2.1 ft | 1.5–2.4 ft | 3.1 ft | SW · 10.9 s | 3.7 mph NE | 1.7 ft | 3 |
| Sun 5:00am | 2.0 ft | 1.5–2.4 ft | 3.1 ft | SW · 11.0 s | 4.3 mph NE | 2.8 ft | 3 |
| Sun 6:00am | 2.0 ft | 1.4–2.4 ft | 3.0 ft | SW · 11.0 s | 3.5 mph NE | 4.0 ft | 3 |
| Sun 7:00am | 2.0 ft | 1.4–2.4 ft | 3.0 ft | SW · 11.1 s | 3.1 mph NNE | 5.2 ft | 3 |
| Sun 8:00am | 2.0 ft | 1.5–2.4 ft | 3.0 ft | SW · 11.2 s | 3.5 mph NE | 6.0 ft | 3 |
| Sun 9:00am | 2.0 ft | 1.4–2.3 ft | 3.0 ft | SW · 11.2 s | 1.4 mph NE | 6.1 ft | 3 |
| Sun 10:00am | 2.0 ft | 1.4–2.3 ft | 3.0 ft | SW · 11.3 s | 1.4 mph SW | 5.6 ft | 3 |
| Sun 11:00am | 1.9 ft | 1.4–2.3 ft | 2.9 ft | SW · 11.3 s | 3.1 mph WSW | 4.4 ft | 3 |
| Sun 12:00pm | 1.9 ft | 1.4–2.3 ft | 2.9 ft | SW · 11.3 s | 5.4 mph WSW | 3.0 ft | 3 |
| Sun 1:00pm | 1.9 ft | 1.3–2.3 ft | 2.8 ft | SW · 11.2 s | 8.2 mph WSW | 1.5 ft | 3 |
Model spread is not a confidence interval. Tide and wind are context, not new corrections to surf size. Larger sets and changing hazards remain possible.
This page reads the shared cache first. Refresh requests only this spot’s existing regional samples.
Know the spot
Old Man’s is the San Onofre catalogue’s softer, right-dominant cobble setup, with the longboard character that makes it a different session from nearby Trestles.
- Break type
- Point / cobble
- Wave direction
- Right-dominant
- Reported difficulty
- Beginner–intermediate
- Bottom
- Rock / reef
- Reported swell preference
- S–W
- Reported tide preference
- All tides
Included as a must-have reference. The right is iconic, but the zone’s supporting shoulders and reforms create occasional left opportunities. Source note: Imported 6.8 catalogue; place and confirm the takeoff.
Before paddling out: Crowds, slow-moving learners and collision risk.
Public access Owner-placed takeoff; not a survey
Source references
- San Onofre State Beach — surf beaches overview ↗
- Regional surf guide — Southern Orange County to San Diego corridor ↗
Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.
THE FIELD GUIDE / Old Man's
Read this stretch of coast.
Read the glide through the inside
Watch how a rider links the first shoulder to the slower sections and where the ride finally ends. A mellow-looking wave can keep a large board moving through a crowded area. Leave room for that whole path when choosing where to wait or paddle back out.
Period belongs beside height
Compare swell period and incoming direction as well as offshore height. Then watch whether today’s waves keep their shape through the softer parts of the ride. The catalogue’s broad tide description cannot tell you whether a particular section is fading or exposing cobble at the moment you arrive.
Keep the San Onofre visit specific
Use the official park information to identify the Surf Beach facilities and current notices. San Onofre has several distinct areas; a destination name does not establish that every entrance serves the same break. Once there, inspect the bottom, crowd spacing and shore entry before choosing a wave.
Further reading: California State Parks · San Onofre
A useful note for next time
Record the section you actually surfed, the time, incoming swell direction and period, wind and tide trend. Add what the wave did: connected sections, closeouts, drift or exposed obstacles. Comparing that observation with the same model next time is more useful than treating one colored number as the whole session.
Camera references nearby
San Clemente beach camera ↗
City of San Clemente · about 7.4 km from the catalogue pin · video-page
City beach-camera player with linked weather and water information.
Links to third-party camera pages, not owned feeds. Proximity does not confirm the camera sees this break. Playback and image freshness have not been verified by this page.
Make the next session easier
Lineup etiquette · Paddling technique · How these forecasts work
Nearby spots to compare
PureSurfers is built by Peter Ochabski. Spot profiles combine retained sources and contributor observations; this is not a claim he has surfed or verified every entry.
COASTAL WAVE GUIDANCE
Waves at the model cells
Awaiting shared model dataSignificant wave height (Hs) before the legacy spot reduction. This is not a measured breaking-face or set range.
Nearshore and buoy trends load here. Coverage and observation times are shown separately.