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 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
23.8°C
4.0° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 6AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)17s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
553
553
651
637
615
587
573
559
709
798
620
512
512
512
519
512
599
792
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:35AM0.88m
3:06PM1.55m
6:58AM1.01m
4:42PM1.62m
Low Tide
9:57PM0.27m
6:35AM0.88m
11:34PM0.14m
10:07AM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:09
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
22
22
22
20
20
20
20
22
24
25
24
23
23
Feels °C
20
21
20
20
19
22
21
22
22
22
21
20
22
23
24
23
23
23
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