San Onofre State Beach Current Conditions Summary

San Onofre State Beach in San Clemente, CA is a point break. Current conditions: 2-3ft waves, w 10 mph (onshore), falling → low. Size is there, but onshore wind hurts shape. **San Onofre State Beach** represents California's surf culture birthplace, the "Waikiki of California" with gentle longboard waves rated 6/10 for consistency but 4/10 for performance. Use Old Man's for rolling waves and controlled longboard practice, not bigger south-swell days. Forecasts are updated every 3 hours using ML-corrected NOAA models with live buoy data from CDIP, NDBC, and IOOS stations.