San Clemente State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.40° N 117.61° W

San Clemente State Park 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
21.1° C
2.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 5PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (17 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.9
S
13
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
181
127
103
132
132
136
293
362
366
375
379
263
127
127
122
273
346
429
487
472
409
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:29PM1.38m
11:54PM1.64m
1:12PM1.41m
00:44AM1.39m
1:58PM1.43m
Low Tide
6:07AM-0.21m
5:59PM0.50m
6:44AM-0.03m
7:01PM0.53m
7:19AM0.16m
8:13PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
21
23
23
23
21
21
20
20
21
23
23
22
21
20
21
20
22
24
24
23
21
21
Feels °C
22
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
23
23
23
23
21
23
22
24
25
24
23
22
23
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