San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 PDT
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San Clemente Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Clemente Pier sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at San Clemente Pier today?

The current surf forecast for San Clemente Pier at 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

Table - waves today at San Clemente Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
206
198
132
130
128
128
128
126
126
125
82
75
73
72
46
64
65
45
71
71
72
82
84
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:02PM1.15m
4:54AM1.33m
6:37PM1.29m
6:03AM1.32m
7:07PM1.42m
Low Tide
11:07AM-0.05m
11:20PM0.67m
12:02PM-0.04m
00:28AM0.48m
12:44PM-0.00m
1:19AM0.29m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:09
6:07
6:07
6:05
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7:27
7:28
7:29
7:30
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
15
15
16
15
15
13
14
13
11
12
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
Energy kJ
58
61
61
60
54
128
128
61
49
47
125
82
75
73
72
46
46
45
45
71
71
72
82
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
W
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
209
206
198
132
130
50
49
128
126
126
45
43
42
42
37
41
41
41
43
49
33
34
34
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
W
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
S
15
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
WNW
13
Energy kJ
35
33
33
33
34
39
25
13
49
48
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
29
29
34
34
32
13
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.9
W
4
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
1.1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
Energy kJ
58
57
32
30
27
21
31
45
64
65
43
41
40
33
33
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
35
83
92
146
123
7
92
83
83
83
556
941
6
109
109
109
109
249
1095
556
178
109
6
92
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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