San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 25 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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.6°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 5AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (26 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 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1
W
5
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
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.4
S
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
73
72
46
46
45
45
71
71
72
82
84
37
40
56
55
55
43
45
62
44
46
46
46
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
0
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
20
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:37PM1.29m
6:03AM1.32m
7:07PM1.42m
6:59AM1.31m
7:35PM1.53m
7:47AM1.28m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.48m
12:44PM-0.00m
1:19AM0.29m
1:18PM0.06m
2:01AM0.13m
1:48PM0.14m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:05
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7:29
7:30
7:30
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
14
13
12
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
14
13
11
12
12
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
WNW
14
0.4
S
11
0.4
S
12
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
Energy kJ
75
73
72
46
46
45
45
71
71
72
82
84
31
40
41
41
41
43
15
17
13
13
44
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
S
11
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
SW
13
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
Energy kJ
42
42
37
41
41
41
43
49
33
34
34
34
21
31
22
22
40
28
44
44
44
44
46
46
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
S
15
0.2
WSW
13
0.3
SW
14
0.3
SW
15
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
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
W
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
S
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
17
29
35
34
34
32
13
35
37
21
56
55
55
36
45
62
28
46
28
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.8
W
4
1
W
5
0.9
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
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
17
15
22
41
35
27
22
22
22
23
24
18
18
17
16
16
16
14
12
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
4
109
109
109
109
556
1395
1393
345
109
6
92
0
231
556
92
6
6
0
0
0
92
556
557
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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