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 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
22.2°C
2.4° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 4PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
0
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
10
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SSW
16
1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
640
485
469
461
373
342
272
200
403
333
300
231
223
164
270
270
386
351
175
147
347
608
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
S
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
0
WNW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:16AM1.30m
8:37PM1.78m
9:38AM1.37m
9:09PM1.77m
10:01AM1.45m
9:43PM1.71m
Low Tide
2:35PM0.54m
3:31AM-0.06m
3:09PM0.45m
3:55AM-0.04m
3:45PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:22
7:21
 mm
Temp °C
25
27
28
26
26
25
25
25
25
27
28
26
25
25
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
25
Feels °C
28
29
30
27
28
28
27
27
27
30
30
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
29
27
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