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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 Sunday 26 Apr 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
18.3° C
(Which is 2.8°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 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
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 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | |
71 | 72 | 82 | 84 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 55 | 55 | 43 | 45 | 62 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 66 | 90 | 64 | 89 | 67 | 67 | 38 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:07PM1.42m | 6:59AM1.31m | 7:35PM1.53m | 7:47AM1.28m | 8:01PM1.61m | 8:30AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.29m | 1:18PM0.06m | 2:01AM0.13m | 1:48PM0.14m | 2:38AM0.01m | 2:14PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 14 | W 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 71 | 72 | 82 | 84 | 31 | 40 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 43 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 66 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 20 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 21 | 31 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 28 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 25 | 90 | 64 | 89 | 67 | 67 | 38 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 34 | 32 | 13 | 35 | 37 | 21 | 22 | 55 | 55 | 36 | 45 | 62 | 28 | 46 | 28 | 29 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 38 | 64 | 63 | 21 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | — | 11 | 10 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 92 | 556 | 92 | 141 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 556 | 123 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 556 | 150 |
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