Surf Forecasts:
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 10AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
599 | 660 | 640 | 485 | 469 | 461 | 373 | 342 | 272 | 200 | 403 | 333 | 300 | 231 | 223 | 208 | 270 | 270 | 386 | 351 | 175 | 325 | 347 | 608 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | 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 | 3:06AM-0.06m | 2:35PM0.54m | 3:31AM-0.06m | 3:09PM0.45m | 3:55AM-0.04m | 3:45PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
599 | 660 | 640 | 485 | 469 | 461 | 373 | 342 | 272 | 200 | 403 | 333 | 300 | 231 | 223 | 164 | 154 | 117 | 108 | 351 | 78 | 54 | 347 | 608 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 8 |
203 | 248 | 203 | 302 | 201 | 196 | 183 | 174 | 171 | 112 | 171 | 169 | 132 | 132 | 164 | 208 | 270 | 270 | 386 | 79 | 175 | 147 | 51 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 15 | W 13 | SSW 19 | W 12 | SW 18 | W 12 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | W 7 |
11 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 55 | 134 | 53 | 142 | 71 | 81 | 71 | 83 | 116 | 113 | 87 | 39 | 85 | 325 | 87 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 31 | 81 | 275 | 89 | 67 | 6 | 12 | 67 | 23 | 81 | 86 | 67 | 12 | 81 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 235 | 89 | 0 | 3 |
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