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San Clemente Pier Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at San Clemente Pier today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Clemente Pier at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at San Clemente Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 23 | |
226 | 226 | 229 | 226 | 220 | 213 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 158 | 141 | 158 | 143 | 170 | 175 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 166 | 168 | 154 | 108 | 200 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:22PM1.66m | 8:29AM1.04m | 7:50PM1.70m | 9:13AM1.03m | 8:18PM1.72m | 9:54AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM-0.02m | 1:29PM0.52m | 3:05AM-0.10m | 1:58PM0.58m | 3:39AM-0.15m | 2:28PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 226 | 226 | 38 | 38 | 220 | 213 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 158 | 141 | 158 | 143 | 170 | 175 | 173 | 170 | 166 | 163 | 44 | 72 | 74 | 58 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 18 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 229 | 226 | 118 | 84 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 40 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 15 | 16 | 166 | 168 | 154 | 108 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | W 10 | W 10 | S 21 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 107 | 200 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 109 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 500 | 200 | 92 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 200 | 200 | 92 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 79 | 92 | 92 |
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