San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 28 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 3AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
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 Fri morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
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
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
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
0.8
W
6
1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
90
64
89
67
67
38
37
36
57
76
54
54
54
54
53
53
53
93
131
131
96
56
38
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
SW
0
E
0
ESE
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:01PM1.61m
8:30AM1.24m
8:26PM1.66m
9:10AM1.18m
8:50PM1.69m
9:50AM1.12m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.01m
2:14PM0.24m
3:13AM-0.08m
2:38PM0.34m
3:47AM-0.13m
3:01PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:03
6:03
6:01
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7:30
7:31
7:32
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
14
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
14
13
14
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
5
0.4
SW
16
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
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
0.8
W
6
1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
7
90
11
13
14
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
23
32
32
32
24
53
93
131
131
96
56
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
W
4
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
S
15
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
Energy kJ
66
6
64
89
63
67
38
37
36
57
76
54
54
54
54
53
53
32
29
29
28
28
27
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
SW
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
11
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
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
25
24
22
38
67
63
38
21
21
21
21
31
31
31
32
14
15
16
8
8
8
11
11
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
3
0
0
0
79
83
150
0
0
35
0
33
79
231
141
0
30
82
35
9
79
92
200
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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