# Frontwave Arena

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Indoor arena in Oceanside, California

Frontwave Arena "The Wavehouse" Frontwave Arena in 2026 Interactive map of Frontwave Arena Address 3475 Hero Drive Location Oceanside, California, U.S. Coordinates 33°12′28″N 117°18′53″W / 33.20778°N 117.31472°W / 33.20778; -117.31472 Owner Oside Arena Holdings, LLC Operator Frontwave Arena Management Capacity Basketball: 6,000 Indoor soccer: 5,500 Concerts: Up to 7,500 Field size 170,000 sq ft (16,000 m2) Public transit Rancho Del Oro Construction Groundbreaking May 20, 2021 (2021-05-20)[1] Opened September 16, 2024 (2024-09-16) Cost $100 million[2] Architect ICON Architectural Group Structural engineer WorkPoint Engineering General contractor Level 10 Construction[3] Tenants San Diego Clippers (NBA G League) (2024–present) San Diego Sockers (MASL) (2024–present) San Diego Strike Force (IFL) (2025–present) Oceanside Bombers (AF1) (2026–present) San Diego FPHL team (FPHL) (2026–present) Website frontwavearena.com

**Frontwave Arena** is an indoor [arena](/source/Arena) in [Oceanside, California](/source/Oceanside%2C_California). Opened in 2024, it is the home of the [San Diego Clippers](/source/San_Diego_Clippers_(NBA_G_League)) of the [NBA G League](/source/NBA_G_League), [San Diego Sockers](/source/San_Diego_Sockers_(2009)) of the [Major Arena Soccer League](/source/Major_Arena_Soccer_League) (MASL), and the [San Diego Strike Force](/source/San_Diego_Strike_Force) of the [Indoor Football League](/source/Indoor_Football_League) (IFL).

## History

Frontwave Arena is the first large multi-purpose indoor entertainment venue in the [North County](/source/North_County_(San_Diego_area)) area of [San Diego County](/source/San_Diego_County%2C_California). In 2022, a 10-year naming rights agreement with Oceanside-headquartered [Frontwave Credit Union](/source/Frontwave_Credit_Union) was announced, giving the arena its official name.[4]

The arena opened on September 16, 2024, for the [Gold Over America Tour](/source/2024_Gold_Over_America_Tour).[5] On October 5, the arena held its inaugural concert headlined by [Cake](/source/Cake_(band)).[6] On October 8, the [Los Angeles Clippers](/source/Los_Angeles_Clippers) held the arena's first-ever basketball game, where they defeated the visiting [Brooklyn Nets](/source/Brooklyn_Nets) 115–106 in the preseason.[7]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Pro soccer team breaks ground for new arena in Oceanside"](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/communities/north-county/story/2021-05-20/pro-soccer-team-breaks-ground-for-new-arena-in-oceanside). *San Diego Union-Tribune*. May 21, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Zeigler, Mark (November 3, 2024). ["Oceanside's Frontwave Arena is the venue North County has never had"](https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/11/02/oceansides-frontwave-arena-is-the-venue-north-county-has-never-had/). *San Diego Union-Tribune*. Retrieved November 28, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Mitra, Puja (July 12, 2023). ["Frontwave Arena Selects Level 10 Construction"](https://www.engineering.com/frontwave-arena-selects-level-10-construction/). *Engineering.com*. Retrieved November 28, 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Frontwave Arena coming to Oceanside in 2023"](https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/frontwave-arena-coming-to-oceanside-in-2023). *KGTV*. July 5, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Acevedo, Laura (September 16, 2024). ["Frontwave Arena hosts first event with 'Gold Over America Tour', gymnast Simone Biles"](https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/north-county-news/frontwave-arena-hosts-first-event-with-gold-over-america-tour-gymnast-simone-biles). *[KGTV](/source/KGTV)*. Retrieved January 1, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Caoile, Rhea (August 19, 2024). ["Frontwave Arena announces inaugural concert"](https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/frontwave-arena-announces-inaugural-concert/). *[KSWB-TV](/source/KSWB-TV)*. Retrieved January 1, 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Box Score Nets - Clippers"](https://statsdmz.nba.com/pdfs/20241008/20241008_BKNLAC.pdf) (PDF). *National Basketball Association*. [National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association). October 8, 2024. Retrieved December 1, 2025.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: url-status ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_url-status))

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Frontwave Arena](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Frontwave_Arena).

- [Official website](https://frontwavearena.com/)

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