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San Clemente Pier Surf Forecast
/ CAL – Orange County (51 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° 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 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
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 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
279 | 275 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 242 | 239 | 183 | 233 | 175 | 170 | 166 | 161 | 158 | 174 | 160 | 211 | 276 | 371 | 366 | 357 | 335 | 322 | 322 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.16m | 6:46PM1.49m | 7:07AM1.19m | 7:15PM1.66m | 8:01AM1.20m | 7:47PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.43m | 12:22PM0.19m | 1:19AM0.19m | 12:57PM0.24m | 2:03AM-0.05m | 1:33PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 279 | 275 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 242 | 239 | 183 | 233 | 175 | 170 | 166 | 161 | 158 | 118 | 120 | 211 | 276 | 371 | 366 | 357 | 335 | 322 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 52 | 50 | 52 | 30 | 68 | 67 | 71 | 71 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 106 | 174 | 160 | 120 | 116 | 33 | 49 | 161 | 121 | 121 | 116 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 39 | 39 | 50 | 50 | 76 | 50 | 41 | 8 | 60 | 38 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 71 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 92 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 283 | 200 | 92 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 79 | 82 | 141 | 0 | 35 |
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