San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 24 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.8°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: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
S
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
128
128
128
126
126
125
82
75
73
72
52
48
50
45
71
71
72
82
84
37
40
61
55
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:02PM1.15m
4:54AM1.33m
6:37PM1.29m
6:03AM1.32m
7:07PM1.42m
6:59AM1.31m
Low Tide
11:20PM0.67m
12:02PM-0.04m
00:28AM0.48m
12:44PM-0.00m
1:19AM0.29m
1:18PM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
6:07
6:05
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7:28
7:29
7:30
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
14
13
13
12
11
12
11
10
9
10
11
11
10
12
11
12
12
13
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
13
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
11
Energy kJ
130
52
53
59
49
47
44
82
75
73
72
46
46
45
45
71
71
72
82
84
31
40
41
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
15
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
W
14
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
WNW
14
Energy kJ
34
128
128
128
126
126
125
43
42
42
37
41
41
41
43
49
33
34
34
34
21
31
22
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
S
15
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.2
SSW
17
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
S
18
Energy kJ
17
50
49
20
49
48
45
17
17
17
17
17
17
29
29
34
34
32
13
35
37
21
61
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
4
1.1
W
5
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
54
30
28
24
24
52
48
50
31
29
29
22
21
21
23
24
18
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
92
0
83
82
82
92
556
556
92
109
214
109
109
249
528
1393
257
109
6
6
6
92
92
92
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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