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 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
21.7° C
1.9° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
249
239
236
239
239
236
236
233
175
161
158
156
137
137
137
98
98
98
133
92
82
167
239
218
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SSW
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
0
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:41PM1.37m
8:16AM0.98m
5:05PM1.40m
8:13AM1.05m
6:07PM1.49m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.32m
9:51AM0.97m
1:08AM0.21m
11:54AM0.93m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:30
7:29
7:28
 mm
Temp °C
21
22
23
24
25
24
22
23
22
23
24
26
26
25
23
23
23
24
25
26
27
26
24
23
Feels °C
24
25
25
25
26
25
24
25
23
25
26
28
27
26
25
25
25
26
26
27
27
26
25
25
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