San Clemente State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.40° N 117.61° W

San Clemente State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
22.1°C
3.6° 

San Clemente State Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at San Clemente State Park today (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 9AM is: 1.2m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)18s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)18s
Evening (17 Oct)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
19
1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
554
603
768
897
897
887
857
779
761
870
859
733
733
724
838
935
559
544
522
715
763
773
773
773
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
10
E
0
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
W
5
W
0
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:46PM1.29m
6:57AM1.09m
3:15PM1.23m
6:39AM1.17m
4:47PM1.27m
Low Tide
10:14PM0.33m
9:25AM1.07m
11:19PM0.28m
11:24AM0.94m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
29
28
27
29
29
28
26
25
25
24
24
25
25
24
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
26
24
22
26
28
25
24
23
24
22
23
24
23
22
22
24
23
23
24
23
23
22
22
21
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