San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
18.4° C
(Which is 3.3°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 8PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)--
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
1.2
W
0.4
SSE
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)15151414141416161616161515151515615677888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)767573495251868686868476747373731047814817917316414994
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
15
NW
10
NE
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
5
E
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscrosscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
1.56
9:17AM
1.43
9:31PM
1.61
9:55AM
1.33
9:55PM
1.62
10:32AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:59PM
-0.06
3:23AM
0.01
3:23PM
0.05
3:58AM
-0.05
3:45PM
0.17
4:33AM
-0.06
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------6:37-------6:37-------6:35-
Sunset-7:08-------7:09-------7:10------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918191817171818181616161616161717161515151519
Feels °C (?)181917181617181615161515151415141515151514141518
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