San Clemente State Park Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.40° N 117.61° W

Issued: 10 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
20.4° C

3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 5PM is: 1.3m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)20s
Afternoon (16 Jun)4ft (1.2m)19s
Evening (16 Jun)4ft (1.2m)19s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
474
627
1070
1336
1198
1059
800
718
694
881
881
881
871
861
822
765
746
574
567
567
560
628
620
605
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
W
0
W
0
SSW
5
SSE
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:32AM1.15m
10:28PM2.01m
12:23PM1.17m
11:19PM1.87m
1:16PM1.20m
00:13AM1.68m
Low Tide
5:07AM-0.50m
4:14PM0.60m
5:55AM-0.43m
5:11PM0.62m
6:43AM-0.31m
6:14PM0.64m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:01
8:01
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
20
20
17
17
17
17
18
20
20
19
17
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
18
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
17
18
16
16
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
20
0.9
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.3
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Energy kJ
474
627
1070
1336
1198
1059
800
718
694
881
881
881
871
861
822
765
746
574
567
567
560
628
620
605
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
11
Energy kJ
178
273
421
439
373
373
250
304
299
317
249
242
220
213
210
169
169
167
180
93
89
89
107
109
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
S
11
0.2
WSW
13
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
183
131
6
6
6
23
17
6
4
2
37
75
96
37
37
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
5
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
Energy kJ
9
6
4
6
6
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
89
89
89
89
89
0
0
89
0
86
764
89
89
0
0
0
0
528
764
89
89
10
0
0
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
8
5
4
4
4
6
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9
7
6
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
4
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