San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 09 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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.4°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 1AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)161617181818181518151616161616161616161616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)211271386547491491491188249403539539545545493402397392475469463358344339
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
NW
0
WNW
5
ESE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
ononglassglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
1.14
7:08PM
0.99
4:57AM
1.19
7:09PM
1.09
5:57AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:42AM
0.15
11:18PM
0.84
12:24PM
0.08
12:17AM
0.68
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:26-------6:24-------6:24-
Sunset-7:15-------7:16-------7:17------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------------1-------1122
Temp. °C191918171717171919191717161616171817161616161616
Feels °C (?)181919171818181817171618161616161515151514131214
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