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 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
22.9° C
3.5° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 4AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.1
S
13
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1.4
S
14
1.1
SSW
15
1.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
717
818
938
751
612
612
604
724
724
596
596
451
430
358
481
813
543
813
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
0
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:55PM1.80m
10:24AM1.19m
9:27PM1.80m
10:49AM1.24m
9:59PM1.76m
Low Tide
4:09AM-0.14m
3:21PM0.61m
4:36AM-0.13m
3:58PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:51
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
24
24
23
21
21
21
21
22
25
25
24
22
22
Feels °C
22
22
21
21
22
25
25
24
22
23
23
23
24
25
24
24
24
24
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