San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 30 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
18.7° C
(Which is 3.6°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 5PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121515151515141414141616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)565655554646445555557675734952518686868684767473
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
N
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:59AM
1.56
8:41PM
1.49
8:39AM
1.51
9:06PM
1.56
9:17AM
1.43
9:31PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32PM
-0.14
2:47AM
0.10
2:59PM
-0.06
3:23AM
0.01
3:23PM
0.05
3:58AM
-0.05
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise6:41-------6:39-------6:37-------
Sunset---7:08-------7:08-------7:09----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161919191818171718191919181818171718191816161515
Feels °C (?)141819201918181819191919171817161716161614151514
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