San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 05 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
18.5° C
(Which is 3.3°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: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Sun
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
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
1.2
W
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)15151515151514141414141414141413131313813131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)527524517513510510407390373368368306302294229225225222219187165165119117
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
W
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
1.49
12:49PM
0.82
11:25PM
1.40
2:25PM
0.73
11:56PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32AM
0.09
4:50PM
0.63
7:30AM
0.18
4:36PM
0.71
8:55AM
0.24
Sun
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise----6:31-------6:30-------6:28---
Sunset-------7:14-------7:15-------7:15
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919191819201917161615161919191818171718202020
Feels °C (?)191919181819181817161514151818181917161618201919
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