San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 02 May 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
18.0° 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 6AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
W
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
65
65
65
51
25
62
85
84
84
84
84
85
162
127
102
103
169
171
186
302
146
142
142
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
SW
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
W
10
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:39PM1.66m
11:11AM0.99m
10:04PM1.62m
11:58AM0.93m
10:31PM1.55m
12:54PM0.87m
Low Tide
4:56AM-0.13m
3:48PM0.59m
5:34AM-0.08m
4:10PM0.66m
6:17AM-0.01m
4:32PM0.73m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:00
5:58
5:58
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7:34
7:35
7:36
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
15
13
13
11
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
Energy kJ
66
6
6
6
3
3
62
85
84
84
84
84
85
162
127
102
70
169
171
186
302
146
142
142
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
10
0.3
W
4
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.2
S
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
18
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
Energy kJ
21
65
65
65
51
18
3
17
31
31
49
80
50
8
46
71
102
25
25
25
25
49
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
S
10
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.2
WNW
14
0.3
S
12
0.3
SW
18
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
14
21
20
19
18
25
18
12
31
31
31
8
8
14
8
28
26
41
20
20
18
25
49
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
4
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.5
W
14
0.5
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.2
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
Energy kJ
7
3
37
6
7
8
9
6
3
3
103
7
13
29
71
93
74
60
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
92
0
7
0
35
283
284
92
92
92
92
92
92
92
92
141
179
11
77
109
109
200
556
556
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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