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San Onofre State Beach

33.35°N · 117.53°W

Shore spot · BeachGroundfish Management Area SouthernCalifornia Halibut · Open

San Onofre State Beach Fishing Forecast

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California Halibut fishing at San Onofre State Beach looks good today.
The best time to go is 6 AM to 12 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at San Onofre State Beach from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for California Halibut. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.

Species

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Best score for the day · 6 AM

85/100

GOOD

Now 71 · 12 PM PST

BEST WINDOW

6 AM-12 PM

Tide ebbing

CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · California Halibut openRegulations ↗5 per day · min 22"

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

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Conditions · now

Time

12 PM

Now

Score

Fair

Tide

4.5 ft ▲

Flooding

Current

—

Flood

Wind

8 kn

WNW · gusty

Sea state

Choppy

3 ft @ 13 s S

Air temp

65°

Warm

Weather

Rain

0.4 mm/h

Time

12 PM

Score

Tide

4.5 ft ▲

Current

—

Wind

8 kn

Sea state

Choppy

Air temp

65°

Weather

Rain

Why this score

Current

0.4 kn light

Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

California Halibut

Retention open

Daily limit: 5 per day
Possession: 5 in possession
Size: Minimum 22"
Annual quota: Not published
Other: Open year-round. Daily bag and possession limit is 5 fish south of Point Sur, Monterey County. Minimum size 22 inches total length.

Other species here

Barred Surfperch Retention open

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Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Southern · synced yesterday

Seasonality

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When California Halibut is best at this spot

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SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Beach

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Paid state park lots with trails down the bluffs to long stretches of sand. Fish the troughs near low tide.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Dragging swimbaits through the surf

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About San Onofre State Beach

San Onofre State Beach is a shore spot near Oceanside, California. Charted structure: beach. Species scored here: Barred Surfperch and California Halibut.

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