San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm 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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.5°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 6AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (01 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (01 May)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SW
14
0.8
W
6
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
0.3
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
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
32
50
103
79
59
41
28
27
28
28
28
28
15
15
59
66
65
65
65
51
25
62
85
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
ENE
0
SSW
5
S
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:50PM1.69m
9:50AM1.12m
9:15PM1.69m
10:30AM1.06m
9:39PM1.66m
11:11AM0.99m
Low Tide
3:47AM-0.13m
3:01PM0.43m
4:21AM-0.15m
3:25PM0.52m
4:56AM-0.13m
3:48PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:01
6:01
6:00
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7:32
7:32
7:34
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
16
18
18
18
16
16
16
15
16
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
17
15
14
15
15
17
17
18
16
17
16
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
6
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
S
11
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.3
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
25
21
50
103
79
59
41
28
26
16
20
20
14
13
14
21
13
8
44
44
4
9
62
85
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
WSW
12
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
10
0.4
W
6
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
53
32
29
29
28
28
27
28
27
28
28
28
28
15
15
59
66
65
65
65
51
18
9
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
S
10
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
15
16
8
8
8
11
11
12
12
7
7
17
16
9
9
14
21
21
20
19
18
25
18
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
Energy kJ
13
14
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
3
26
9
30
79
79
92
118
0
26
0
0
92
556
92
92
10
0
0
8
231
231
150
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)
1
3
3
3
4
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
4
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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