
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Clemente Pier today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Clemente Pier at 9PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at San Clemente Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
567 | 560 | 560 | 628 | 620 | 605 | 581 | 386 | 355 | 390 | 346 | 407 | 482 | 576 | 684 | 720 | 729 | 729 | 666 | 558 | 503 | 476 | 407 | 362 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 1:16PM1.20m | 00:13AM1.68m | 2:10PM1.25m | 1:13AM1.46m | 3:05PM1.31m | 2:22AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM0.64m | 7:30AM-0.16m | 7:26PM0.66m | 8:18AM0.01m | 8:52PM0.65m | 9:05AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | |
— | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
567 | 560 | 560 | 628 | 620 | 605 | 581 | 355 | 355 | 346 | 346 | 407 | 482 | 576 | 684 | 720 | 729 | 729 | 666 | 558 | 503 | 476 | 407 | 362 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 12 | W 4 | W 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 |
161 | 143 | 140 | 138 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 386 | 352 | 390 | 273 | 178 | 44 | 9 | 6 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 80 | 112 | 123 | 110 | 110 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 18 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 18 | S 12 | SSE 16 | W 4 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
38 | 74 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 95 | 105 | 61 | 33 | 33 | 60 | 44 | 87 | 6 | 42 | 21 | 99 | 149 | 149 | 11 | 10 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | — | — |
— | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 6 | 97 | 85 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 735 | 200 | 92 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
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