San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 PST
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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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.9°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 2PM is: 1.6m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (19 Feb)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (19 Feb)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.6
WSW
2.2
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.8
WNW
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)111157889888877714131313131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)457326123442787103913281031634395186120765746464534344444434231
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
20
SW
35
SW
40
W
40
W
45
W
40
W
25
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
N
5
N
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
1.54
10:18PM
1.46
10:16AM
1.36
10:49PM
1.51
11:04AM
1.14
11:25PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
-0.08
4:26AM
0.19
4:31PM
0.07
5:18AM
0.19
4:56PM
0.25
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise6:30-------6:28-------6:28-------
Sunset---5:37-------5:38-------5:39----
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--241-------------------
Temp. °C121313141212121211121212121211111114151514151515
Feels °C (?)108763235789910988912121211131312
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