San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 30 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 4PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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 afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.8
W
6
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
54
54
53
53
32
53
106
106
77
55
39
27
28
28
28
28
15
15
59
66
65
65
65
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
E
5
S
5
W
0
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:10AM1.18m
8:50PM1.69m
9:50AM1.12m
9:15PM1.69m
10:30AM1.06m
9:39PM1.66m
Low Tide
2:38PM0.34m
3:47AM-0.13m
3:01PM0.43m
4:21AM-0.15m
3:25PM0.52m
4:56AM-0.13m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:03
6:01
6:01
6:00
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7:31
7:32
7:32
7:34
Temp °C
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.8
W
6
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
WNW
12
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
5
Energy kJ
25
26
24
24
25
22
53
106
106
77
55
39
26
22
21
20
14
13
14
14
9
9
44
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
S
9
0.3
S
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
54
54
54
53
53
32
29
29
28
28
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
15
7
21
66
65
65
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
S
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
31
31
32
14
15
16
8
8
8
11
11
12
12
17
7
17
16
9
15
59
21
21
20
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
14
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
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
79
231
141
0
26
82
9
9
79
92
92
0
0
0
0
0
231
556
141
92
92
6
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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