
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Clemente State Park today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 7AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at San Clemente State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
817 | 817 | 763 | 621 | 588 | 580 | 573 | 573 | 565 | 565 | 557 | 557 | 549 | 322 | 346 | 378 | 431 | 565 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:47AM1.26m | 5:45PM1.34m | 7:01AM1.37m | 6:31PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM0.23m | 12:13PM0.78m | 00:33AM0.19m | 12:50PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
817 | 817 | 763 | 621 | 588 | 580 | 573 | 573 | 565 | 565 | 557 | 557 | 549 | 322 | 346 | 378 | 431 | 565 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | SSW 22 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 |
46 | 44 | 43 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 109 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 45 | 273 | 280 | 214 | 292 | 298 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 5 | SSW 18 | SW 19 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | W 8 | SSW 21 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 13 |
14 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 64 | 15 | 46 | 45 | 5 | 45 | 18 | 87 | 50 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 | 12 | 67 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 71 | 0 | 6 | 66 |
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