San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 09 Mar 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at San Clemente Pier today?

The current surf forecast for San Clemente Pier at 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)--
Afternoon (09 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (09 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121111111122222121212120202019191919181818
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2349274664636343148236332332445428505490485502593580568533418408
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
0
SE
5
NW
0
SW
5
ESE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
0
N
5
N
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcrosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
0.69
12:53AM
1.25
2:17AM
1.17
4:33AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
0.64
10:02AM
0.33
11:58AM
0.24
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise------7:07-------7:05-------7:05-
Sunset-6:52-------6:53-------6:54------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716161515151617161414141414182021202122222326
Feels °C (?)151516171515151516151414141414181718182021202124
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