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Oceanside City Beach

TAR/OIL 7.6/10 0 reports today Β· last 3 days ago
Tar/Oil scores 0–10 Β· 10 clean
7.6 Sand
10.0 Water
Surf
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Wind
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Tide ft MLLW
H 3:57 PM
now 2.0 ft rising Β· next H 4.9 Β· 3:57 PM
Temps
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62.3Β°F Air

Tar/Oil Conditions

TAR/OIL SCORE (0-10 Β· 10 = clean) Β· 7 DAYSHow scoring works β†’
now 7.6

Surf

Offshore Buoy β€” Oceanside46224 Β· obs + forecast Β· NDBC / wave model
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Weather

Weather
62.3Β°Fsunny4.2 ktUV 0Sunrise 6:26 AM Β· Sunset 7:09 PM
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TodayUV 5 ModerateSunrise 6:26 AMSunset 7:09 PMMoonrise 12:11 AMMoonset 3:30 PM🌘 Waning Crescentnext full moon Sep 27

Live Observations

Jul 18, 12:21 PM beach_biologist Wrack line Clean Patchy 11-50% Balls Coin Hard None – C
Jul 18, 9:35 AM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Balls Pea – None – C
Jul 17, 1:40 PM anon Wrack line Black line Patchy 11-50% Balls Slab Hard – – B
Jul 17, 6:50 AM anon Dry sand Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Palm Hard – – B
Jul 16, 11:12 AM anon Wrack line Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Coin Hard None – C
Jul 16, 6:55 AM anon Wrack line Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Pea Hard – – B
Jul 15, 4:48 PM anon Rocks Clean Trace <1% Greasy coat – Hard None – B
Jul 14, 6:05 PM elcap_eli Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard None – A
Jul 13, 12:21 PM anon Rocks Black line Sporadic 1-10% Balls Pea Firm Sheen – C
Jul 10, 7:15 AM hammonds_hugh Dry sand Clean Patchy 11-50% Balls Palm Hard None – B
Jul 9, 5:17 PM anon Dry sand Clean Patchy 11-50% Balls Plate Hard None – B
Jul 9, 3:02 PM anon Wrack line Black line Sporadic 1-10% Balls – Firm None – C
Jul 5, 6:07 PM anon Waterline Sheen Patchy 11-50% Balls Coin Hard – – C
Jul 5, 8:34 AM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Firm – – B
Jul 3, 11:29 AM anon Waterline Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin – – – C
Jul 3, 10:50 AM channelkeeper_lu Waterline Black line Sporadic 1-10% Balls Pea Firm None – C
Jul 3, 10:28 AM anon Dry sand Clean Trace <1% Balls Coin Hard – – B
Jul 1, 6:34 PM anon Waterline Clean Sporadic 1-10% Balls Plate Hard – – C
Jul 1, 4:24 PM anon Wrack line Clean Trace <1% Film – – None – C
Jul 1, 11:15 AM anon Wrack line Black line Patchy 11-50% Balls Palm Hard None – B

16-Day Forecast

Confidence is an estimate based on forecast lead time.

Nearby Buoys

Buoy 46224 just now
Wave ht 4.3ft
Period 14s
Water temp 73.6Β°F
Station 46224 on NDBC →

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Nearby Incident Reports

No incident reports within 25 km in the last 90 days.

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Aug 11, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: THE CALLER DISCOVERED AN UNKNOWN FUEL, INTO THE GULF OF SANTA CATALINA, FROM 3 BLUE PLASTIC 7-10 GALLON DRUMS. THE CALLER STATES THEY WERE O… 13.6 km β€”
Mar 13, 2025 NRC raw raw report β€” unverified: ///POTENTIAL RELEASE/// CALLER REPORTED THAT TWO GAME WARDENS WERE TRYING CROSS SANTA MARGARITA RIVER IN A PICKUP TRUCK AND WERE SWEPT DOWN… 21.2 km β€”
Nov 7, 2024 IncidentNews Sailboat Sinking/Grounding, Oceanside Harbor; Oceanside, CA 5.1 km Source β†—
Jan 30, 2024 IncidentNews Gray whale carcass; Solana Beach, CA 21.8 km Source β†—
Jul 15, 2021 IncidentNews PC RELENTLESS sunk; off Carlsbad, CA 11.3 km Source β†—
May 15, 2019 IncidentNews Gray whale carcass; Carlsbad, CA 2.3 km Source β†—
Jun 21, 2007 IncidentNews Dolphins; Oceanside, Ca 4.6 km Source β†—
May 31, 2007 IncidentNews Mystery spill; Encinitas, CA 8 km Source β†—