San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 06 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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.2°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 3AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Mon
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
3
2
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
WNW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)14141414141414131313131313131313161688771616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)373368298306302294229225225222219219165165162117163208284270183166211271
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
SW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
1.40
2:25PM
0.73
11:56PM
1.30
12:54AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
0.18
4:36PM
0.71
8:55AM
0.24
10:34AM
0.23
Mon
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:30-------6:28-------6:28---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:15-------7:15
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161619191917181817182020201918171718202019
Feels °C (?)161616161519181917181716182019191917161517191918
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