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 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
23.8°C
4.1° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 8AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
932
932
734
692
635
627
788
778
759
670
544
537
530
478
394
389
389
321
321
325
196
235
180
169
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:26AM1.52m
10:18PM1.61m
10:52AM1.58m
10:57PM1.45m
11:20AM1.62m
Low Tide
4:19AM0.02m
4:23PM0.33m
4:43AM0.13m
5:04PM0.29m
5:06AM0.26m
5:52PM0.28m
clear
clear
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>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:17
7:16
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
27
28
28
27
25
24
23
23
24
26
26
25
22
22
21
21
22
24
24
24
22
21
Feels °C
30
28
30
30
29
27
27
26
25
24
25
25
26
25
24
25
23
23
23
24
23
22
22
22
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