San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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 10PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.5
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
37
36
57
76
54
54
54
54
53
53
38
93
131
127
76
55
38
27
28
29
28
28
15
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:26PM1.66m
9:10AM1.18m
8:50PM1.69m
9:50AM1.12m
9:15PM1.69m
10:30AM1.06m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.24m
3:13AM-0.08m
2:38PM0.34m
3:47AM-0.13m
3:01PM0.43m
4:21AM-0.15m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
6:01
6:01
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7:30
7:31
7:32
7:32
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
15
15
16
16
14
15
15
17
15
16
16
16
14
13
14
15
17
16
17
17
15
15
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.4
WSW
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
14
13
13
10
11
14
24
32
33
35
26
38
93
131
127
76
55
38
26
11
29
20
14
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WNW
12
Energy kJ
38
37
36
57
76
54
54
54
54
53
53
32
29
29
28
28
27
28
27
12
28
28
28
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
38
23
21
21
21
31
31
31
32
14
8
9
8
8
8
11
11
12
12
28
7
17
16
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
556
257
0
38
35
1
9
79
231
141
0
8
79
9
9
79
92
92
0
0
71
0
5
79
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
2
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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