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San Clemente Pier surf break

San Clemente Pier surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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
20.9° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for San Clemente Pier this week:

The surf forecast for San Clemente Pier over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 20) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 13s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at San Clemente Pier in the next 12 days are 0.9m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 17) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Sat 20th Sep)2ft (0.6m) 13s
Best Surf 5AM (Tue 23rd Sep)2ft (0.6m) 16s
Most Powerful11PM (Wed 17th Sep)3ft (0.9m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Clemente Pier over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)151514141413131313131314141418171616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)283357264346184173239123170161119102709679148161306233206206
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
20
WNW
5
WSW
15
W
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
W
5
WNW
5
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
5
WNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncrossoncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51PM
1.73
8:12AM
1.40
7:36PM
1.76
8:37AM
1.48
8:16PM
1.75
9:01AM
1.55
8:52PM
1.70
9:24AM
1.60
9:27PM
1.61
9:47AM
1.63
10:01PM
1.49
10:09AM
1.65
10:36PM
1.36
10:29AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
-0.09
1:43PM
0.52
2:27AM
-0.08
2:21PM
0.40
2:54AM
-0.02
2:57PM
0.30
3:19AM
0.06
3:30PM
0.24
3:40AM
0.17
4:04PM
0.20
4:01AM
0.29
4:38PM
0.19
4:19AM
0.42
Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Sunrise--6:35--6:35--6:37--6:37--6:37--6:39--6:39
Sunset6:53--6:52--6:51--6:50--6:49--6:46--6:45--
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
116------------------
Temp. °C222224242221222022222022232023242122221921
Feels °C (?)232126252423232123222123242225232121211921
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for CAL - Orange County

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at San Clemente Pier (calm at Irvine 34 km from San Clemente Pier). 0.6m 15s groundswell from the S with a 0.6m 4s local chop from the W and a 0.4m 5s windswell from the WSW as well as a 0.2m 10s swell from the S. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

    1 hour 19 minutes ago San Clemente Pier
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5 km/h
WSW
0.0
20.9
Air / Water (°C)
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Information about the San Clemente Pier Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for San Clemente Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at San Clemente Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our San Clemente Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (San Clemente Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for San Clemente Pier may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

San Clemente Pier is 2 km (1 miles) from San Clemente. If you plan a vacation in Orange County, look for hotels and other accommodation in San Clemente. San Clemente has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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