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 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
22.2° C
3.0° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 5AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
17
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
419
579
488
463
367
398
251
367
441
326
334
545
859
827
786
474
559
559
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
S
5
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
S
5
SE
10
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:45AM1.14m
2:48PM1.44m
3:09AM0.93m
3:42PM1.45m
Low Tide
8:13PM0.55m
7:54AM0.37m
9:43PM0.52m
8:31AM0.55m
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>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:58
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
22
24
24
24
22
22
22
21
23
24
24
23
22
21
Feels °C
23
23
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
22
23
24
22
22
23
22
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