San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 23 Mar 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
18.4° C
(Which is 3.4°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 2AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


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Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)191918181818181818181716161616161616161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)251181164155154252252249316312238219211208208206203203201196158150107142
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SW
5
NW
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
0
SE
5
NW
5
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
0
SSE
0
SSW
5
E
0
NNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:39AM
1.56
3:50PM
0.76
1:56AM
1.45
6:27PM
0.88
3:42AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:46PM
0.58
8:45AM
0.02
6:16PM
0.73
10:29AM
0.01
8:58PM
0.85
11:51AM
-0.08
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:46---
Sunset-------7:04-------7:05-------7:06
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161717181821222119191919202223221920192020222322
Feels °C (?)171819191922222120202019202122211921192020212120
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