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 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
22.4°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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 3PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (22 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
454
491
448
356
352
317
380
499
493
493
366
366
534
419
387
381
305
305
305
301
301
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
0
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:19AM1.50m
7:13PM1.44m
7:40AM1.63m
7:55PM1.44m
8:03AM1.76m
8:38PM1.42m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.40m
1:28AM0.20m
2:02PM0.21m
1:54AM0.24m
2:39PM0.04m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
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7:01
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6:08
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6:07
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6:06
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 mm
1
1
1
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1
1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
19
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
20
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
19
17
18
16
18
17
18
18
17
18
17
17
19
20
19
18
18
20
20
20
19
21
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