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 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
24.5°C
4.7° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 9AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (03 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Evening (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
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
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
291
312
231
188
238
399
553
553
651
637
615
587
573
559
709
691
620
612
512
506
512
666
778
694
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
W
0
NE
5
ESE
5
E
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
5
NE
5
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:20AM0.88m
1:34PM1.57m
5:35AM0.88m
3:06PM1.55m
6:58AM1.01m
4:42PM1.62m
Low Tide
6:14AM0.73m
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:12
7:09
 mm
1
5
Temp °C
19
19
20
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
22
22
22
21
21
20
20
21
24
24
22
22
22
Feels °C
20
20
19
22
20
20
21
21
20
20
19
21
21
21
22
22
21
20
21
23
24
21
23
24
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