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 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
22.3°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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 11AM is: 1.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)5ft (1.5m)17s
Afternoon (13 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (13 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
18
1.2
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
18
1.5
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
596
576
1309
1265
779
751
733
838
838
827
817
688
679
670
653
551
505
512
512
505
498
491
491
405
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:03PM1.20m
10:21AM1.72m
11:51PM1.08m
10:45AM1.63m
00:54AM0.97m
11:10AM1.53m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.60m
5:36PM0.08m
4:24AM0.72m
6:22PM0.17m
4:35AM0.82m
7:22PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
17
19
20
20
19
20
20
19
20
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
26
29
29
28
27
Feels °C
17
17
16
18
18
18
17
18
18
17
18
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
23
25
25
24
23
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