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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 Tuesday 26 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?
The current surf forecast for San Clemente Pier at 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
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 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | 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 | |
428 | 417 | 321 | 285 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 229 | 226 | 226 | 229 | 226 | 220 | 213 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 158 | 141 | 158 | 143 | 170 | 173 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:53PM1.61m | 7:40AM1.05m | 7:22PM1.66m | 8:29AM1.04m | 7:50PM1.70m | 9:13AM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.09m | 12:59PM0.43m | 2:31AM-0.02m | 1:29PM0.52m | 3:05AM-0.10m | 1:58PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 428 | 417 | 321 | 285 | 289 | 289 | 206 | 128 | 74 | 226 | 37 | 27 | 220 | 213 | 210 | 207 | 158 | 158 | 141 | 158 | 143 | 170 | 173 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 289 | 229 | 226 | 17 | 229 | 226 | 30 | 21 | 34 | 12 | 51 | 25 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 51 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 15 | NW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | S 9 | WNW 11 | S 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 20 | WNW 20 | NW 19 | SSW 16 | WNW 18 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | W 10 | S 21 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 24 | 13 | 15 | 37 | 15 | 25 | 31 | 40 | 26 | 2 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 35 | 92 | 132 | 233 | 249 | 283 | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | 12 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 137 | 91 | 82 | 82 | 92 | 146 | 884 | 123 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 219 | 200 | 92 | 92 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 92 | 200 | 92 |
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