CALIFORNIA / Oceanside HarborSPOT / 870

The Rock.

Reef / beach

Left-dominant33.188° N / 117.380° 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 face2.3 ftForecast for Fri Oct 23, 6:00am Pacific

Coastal wind6.6 mphNE from

NOAA tide reference4.3 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.

Fri Oct 23, 6:00am Pacific

GFS · 4 components

Primary swell

2.1ft Hs

SSW from · 197° · 13.4 s

2.1 feet

Wind sea

0.0ft Hs

No energy reported for this component

0.0 feet

Secondary swell

1.6ft Hs

SSW from · 197° · 16.8 s

1.6 feet

Tertiary swell

1.6ft Hs

WSW from · 252° · 4.6 s

1.6 feet

MFWAM · 2 components

Primary swell

2.5ft Hs

SSW from · 197° · 12.0 s

2.5 feet

Wind sea

0.0ft Hs

No energy reported for this component

0.0 feet

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 Fri Oct 23, 5:38am. This is regional modeled wind, not a beach measurement.

Source retrievals: GFS Oct 23, 5:38am · ECMWF Oct 23, 5:38am · MFWAM Oct 23, 5:38am. 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, 37 km reference; retrieved Fri Oct 23, 12:00am. Station predictions can differ locally.

Seven-day overview

06:00–19:00 forecast hours; daily values are not a full-day maximum.
Pacific day	Estimated surf face	Mean wind	Hours available
Fri Oct 23	2.3 ft	5.7 mph	14/14
Sat Oct 24	2.3 ft	6.6 mph	14/14
Sun Oct 25	1.7 ft	5.8 mph	14/14
Mon Oct 26	1.6 ft	5.6 mph	14/14
Tue Oct 27	1.9 ft	6.1 mph	14/14
Wed Oct 28	2.0 ft	4.9 mph	14/14
Thu Oct 29	2.0 ft	5.0 mph	14/14

Hourly details · next 72 hours

Pacific time	Estimated surf face	Model range	Set proxy	Swell from	Wind	Tide MLLW	Models
Fri 6:00am	2.3 ft	2.0–2.7 ft	3.5 ft	SW · 10.5 s	6.6 mph NE	4.3 ft	3
Fri 7:00am	2.3 ft	1.9–2.7 ft	3.5 ft	SW · 10.5 s	5.9 mph ENE	5.0 ft	3
Fri 8:00am	2.3 ft	1.9–2.7 ft	3.5 ft	SW · 10.5 s	7.4 mph ENE	5.3 ft	3
Fri 9:00am	2.3 ft	1.9–2.7 ft	3.4 ft	SW · 10.6 s	5.6 mph E	4.9 ft	3
Fri 10:00am	2.3 ft	1.9–2.7 ft	3.4 ft	SW · 10.7 s	6.8 mph ESE	4.1 ft	3
Fri 11:00am	2.3 ft	1.9–2.7 ft	3.4 ft	SW · 10.8 s	3.5 mph ESE	3.0 ft	3
Fri 12:00pm	2.3 ft	1.8–2.7 ft	3.4 ft	SW · 10.8 s	1.8 mph S	1.9 ft	3
Fri 1:00pm	2.3 ft	1.8–2.7 ft	3.5 ft	SW · 10.9 s	3.6 mph WSW	1.1 ft	3
Fri 2:00pm	2.3 ft	1.8–2.7 ft	3.4 ft	SW · 10.9 s	4.4 mph WSW	0.7 ft	3
Fri 3:00pm	2.3 ft	1.8–2.8 ft	3.5 ft	SW · 10.7 s	4.9 mph WSW	0.9 ft	3
Fri 4:00pm	2.4 ft	1.9–2.9 ft	3.6 ft	SW · 10.5 s	6.3 mph W	1.6 ft	3
Fri 5:00pm	2.4 ft	1.9–2.9 ft	3.6 ft	SW · 10.2 s	7.3 mph WNW	2.6 ft	3
Fri 6:00pm	2.5 ft	1.9–3.0 ft	3.7 ft	SW · 10.0 s	7.8 mph WNW	3.6 ft	3
Fri 7:00pm	2.5 ft	1.9–3.1 ft	3.8 ft	WSW · 9.7 s	8.4 mph WNW	4.3 ft	3
Fri 8:00pm	2.5 ft	1.9–3.1 ft	3.8 ft	WSW · 9.5 s	7.8 mph WNW	4.7 ft	3
Fri 9:00pm	2.6 ft	1.9–3.1 ft	3.9 ft	WSW · 9.4 s	3.3 mph NNW	4.5 ft	3
Fri 10:00pm	2.6 ft	2.0–3.1 ft	3.9 ft	WSW · 9.4 s	3.8 mph NNE	3.8 ft	3
Fri 11:00pm	2.6 ft	2.0–3.1 ft	3.9 ft	WSW · 9.4 s	5.0 mph NNW	2.9 ft	3
Sat 12:00am	2.6 ft	2.0–3.1 ft	3.9 ft	WSW · 9.5 s	4.9 mph N	1.9 ft	3
Sat 1:00am	2.6 ft	1.9–3.0 ft	3.9 ft	WSW · 9.5 s	4.1 mph NNE	1.1 ft	3
Sat 2:00am	2.6 ft	1.9–3.0 ft	3.8 ft	WSW · 9.6 s	4.4 mph NE	0.8 ft	3
Sat 3:00am	2.5 ft	1.9–3.0 ft	3.8 ft	WSW · 9.7 s	5.2 mph ENE	1.1 ft	3
Sat 4:00am	2.5 ft	1.9–2.9 ft	3.7 ft	WSW · 9.8 s	4.8 mph ENE	1.9 ft	3
Sat 5:00am	2.5 ft	1.8–3.0 ft	3.7 ft	WSW · 9.8 s	5.6 mph ENE	3.0 ft	3
Sat 6:00am	2.5 ft	1.8–3.0 ft	3.7 ft	WSW · 9.9 s	5.5 mph ENE	4.3 ft	3
Sat 7:00am	2.4 ft	1.8–2.9 ft	3.7 ft	WSW · 10.0 s	5.4 mph ENE	5.2 ft	3
Sat 8:00am	2.4 ft	1.7–2.9 ft	3.6 ft	WSW · 10.1 s	4.8 mph ENE	5.7 ft	3
Sat 9:00am	2.4 ft	1.7–2.9 ft	3.6 ft	WSW · 10.2 s	4.2 mph ENE	5.6 ft	3
Sat 10:00am	2.4 ft	1.7–2.9 ft	3.6 ft	WSW · 10.3 s	0.9 mph SW	4.8 ft	3
Sat 11:00am	2.3 ft	1.6–2.8 ft	3.5 ft	WSW · 10.4 s	5.0 mph WSW	3.6 ft	3
Sat 12:00pm	2.3 ft	1.6–2.8 ft	3.5 ft	WSW · 10.5 s	8.2 mph W	2.3 ft	3
Sat 1:00pm	2.3 ft	1.6–2.8 ft	3.4 ft	SW · 10.6 s	8.3 mph W	1.1 ft	3
Sat 2:00pm	2.3 ft	1.6–2.8 ft	3.4 ft	SW · 10.6 s	8.5 mph WSW	0.3 ft	3
Sat 3:00pm	2.2 ft	1.6–2.7 ft	3.4 ft	SW · 10.5 s	9.2 mph W	0.1 ft	3
Sat 4:00pm	2.2 ft	1.6–2.7 ft	3.3 ft	SW · 10.3 s	9.8 mph W	0.6 ft	3
Sat 5:00pm	2.2 ft	1.6–2.7 ft	3.3 ft	SW · 10.2 s	9.1 mph W	1.5 ft	3
Sat 6:00pm	2.2 ft	1.5–2.6 ft	3.2 ft	SW · 10.2 s	7.5 mph WNW	2.6 ft	3
Sat 7:00pm	2.1 ft	1.5–2.6 ft	3.2 ft	SW · 10.2 s	6.5 mph WNW	3.7 ft	3
Sat 8:00pm	2.1 ft	1.5–2.5 ft	3.2 ft	SW · 10.2 s	6.3 mph WNW	4.4 ft	3
Sat 9:00pm	2.1 ft	1.5–2.5 ft	3.1 ft	SW · 10.3 s	4.6 mph WNW	4.6 ft	3
Sat 10:00pm	2.1 ft	1.5–2.5 ft	3.1 ft	SW · 10.4 s	2.9 mph S	4.3 ft	3
Sat 11:00pm	2.0 ft	1.4–2.4 ft	3.0 ft	SW · 10.5 s	2.8 mph NNE	3.5 ft	3
Sun 12:00am	2.0 ft	1.5–2.3 ft	3.0 ft	SW · 10.6 s	2.1 mph NE	2.5 ft	3
Sun 1:00am	2.0 ft	1.4–2.3 ft	2.9 ft	SW · 10.6 s	2.1 mph ENE	1.6 ft	3
Sun 2:00am	1.9 ft	1.4–2.3 ft	2.9 ft	SW · 10.7 s	2.7 mph NE	1.1 ft	3
Sun 3:00am	1.9 ft	1.4–2.2 ft	2.8 ft	SW · 10.8 s	3.8 mph NE	1.1 ft	3
Sun 4:00am	1.9 ft	1.4–2.2 ft	2.8 ft	SW · 10.9 s	3.5 mph NE	1.7 ft	3
Sun 5:00am	1.8 ft	1.4–2.1 ft	2.7 ft	SW · 11.0 s	2.4 mph NE	2.8 ft	3
Sun 6:00am	1.8 ft	1.3–2.1 ft	2.7 ft	SW · 11.1 s	2.5 mph NNE	4.0 ft	3
Sun 7:00am	1.8 ft	1.3–2.0 ft	2.6 ft	SW · 11.2 s	2.7 mph N	5.2 ft	3
Sun 8:00am	1.7 ft	1.3–2.0 ft	2.6 ft	SW · 11.2 s	2.5 mph N	6.0 ft	3
Sun 9:00am	1.7 ft	1.3–2.0 ft	2.6 ft	SW · 11.3 s	3.2 mph NNE	6.1 ft	3
Sun 10:00am	1.7 ft	1.2–1.9 ft	2.5 ft	SW · 11.4 s	2.5 mph N	5.6 ft	3
Sun 11:00am	1.7 ft	1.2–1.9 ft	2.5 ft	SW · 11.4 s	3.6 mph WNW	4.4 ft	3
Sun 12:00pm	1.7 ft	1.2–1.9 ft	2.5 ft	SW · 11.3 s	5.8 mph W	3.0 ft	3
Sun 1:00pm	1.7 ft	1.2–2.0 ft	2.5 ft	SW · 11.0 s	8.5 mph W	1.5 ft	3
Sun 2:00pm	1.7 ft	1.2–2.0 ft	2.5 ft	SW · 10.8 s	10.3 mph W	0.3 ft	3
Sun 3:00pm	1.7 ft	1.2–2.1 ft	2.6 ft	SW · 10.4 s	10.9 mph W	-0.3 ft	3
Sun 4:00pm	1.7 ft	1.2–2.1 ft	2.6 ft	SW · 9.9 s	10.2 mph WNW	-0.3 ft	3
Sun 5:00pm	1.8 ft	1.2–2.1 ft	2.6 ft	SW · 9.6 s	7.8 mph WNW	0.4 ft	3
Sun 6:00pm	1.7 ft	1.2–2.1 ft	2.6 ft	WSW · 9.4 s	5.8 mph WNW	1.4 ft	3
Sun 7:00pm	1.7 ft	1.2–2.1 ft	2.6 ft	WSW · 9.3 s	4.5 mph W	2.6 ft	3
Sun 8:00pm	1.7 ft	1.2–2.1 ft	2.6 ft	WSW · 9.4 s	3.8 mph WNW	3.7 ft	3
Sun 9:00pm	1.7 ft	1.2–2.1 ft	2.6 ft	SW · 9.6 s	1.9 mph NW	4.3 ft	3
Sun 10:00pm	1.7 ft	1.2–2.1 ft	2.6 ft	SW · 9.9 s	1.5 mph NNE	4.4 ft	3
Sun 11:00pm	1.7 ft	1.2–2.1 ft	2.6 ft	SW · 10.2 s	2.2 mph NE	3.9 ft	3
Mon 12:00am	1.7 ft	1.2–2.0 ft	2.5 ft	SW · 10.4 s	0.8 mph NE	3.1 ft	3
Mon 1:00am	1.7 ft	1.2–2.0 ft	2.5 ft	SW · 10.6 s	2.6 mph NW	2.3 ft	3
Mon 2:00am	1.6 ft	1.2–2.0 ft	2.4 ft	SW · 10.8 s	3.0 mph NW	1.6 ft	3
Mon 3:00am	1.6 ft	1.2–2.0 ft	2.4 ft	SW · 10.9 s	1.9 mph NW	1.3 ft	3
Mon 4:00am	1.6 ft	1.2–1.9 ft	2.4 ft	SW · 11.0 s	2.2 mph NW	1.6 ft	3
Mon 5:00am	1.6 ft	1.2–1.9 ft	2.4 ft	SW · 11.1 s	1.5 mph NNW	2.5 ft	3
Mon 6:00am	1.6 ft	1.2–1.9 ft	2.4 ft	SW · 11.1 s	1.0 mph NNE	3.7 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

A more localized Oceanside reefy peak south of Tyson.

Break type: Reef / beach
Wave direction: Left-dominant
Reported difficulty: Advanced
Bottom: Rock / reef
Reported swell preference: SSW–W
Reported tide preference: Low–mid

Included as a proper deeper-cut marker rather than rolled into generic beachbreak. Source note: Imported 6.8 catalogue; place and confirm the takeoff.

Before paddling out: Currents, crowding, submerged rock or cobble, water-quality changes after rain, and shifting bars.

Public shoreline or trail access; tide and closures matter Owner-placed takeoff; not a survey

Source references

Provenance is not proof that every inherited claim or current access condition has been rechecked.

THE FIELD GUIDE / The Rock

Read this stretch of coast.

Follow the swell window

The catalogue’s reported preference for The Rock is “SSW–W”. Compare that description with each component’s incoming direction and period. An offshore swell number is a reference; the local wave still depends on the actual shoreline, bottom and tide.

Check the water level

Reported tide preference: Low–mid. Follow the named NOAA station and its trend through your intended session, then inspect the entry and exit at the beach. A station prediction is not a water-level sensor at this takeoff.

Read the bottom and the lineup

Catalogue bottom: Rock / reef. Reported difficulty: Advanced. Watch several sets before choosing where to enter, keep clear of riders, and compare the actual wave with your ability and equipment.

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

Oceanside beach / surf ↗

Visit Oceanside · about 1.0 km from the catalogue pin · video-page

Tourism-board live beach-camera page for Oceanside.

Oceanside Harbor roaming ↗

America’s Boating Club Oceanside · about 3.0 km from the catalogue pin · video-page

Roaming harbor and entrance views published by the boating club.

Carlsbad Beach ↗

HDOnTap / Seashore on the Sand · about 4.0 km from the catalogue pin · video-page

Roaming beach/surf view near Ocean Street in Carlsbad Village.

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

3.15–3.81 ft

Significant 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.