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 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
20.1° C
1.2° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 8PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (12 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
12
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
316
284
261
277
317
312
312
317
187
181
198
213
163
158
133
160
111
154
194
194
194
194
107
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
0
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
on
High Tide
7:53PM2.06m
9:44AM1.17m
8:43PM2.11m
10:25AM1.23m
9:32PM2.10m
Low Tide
1:33PM0.66m
3:23AM-0.44m
2:28PM0.60m
4:07AM-0.47m
3:20PM0.54m
4:49AM-0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
23
22
21
20
20
20
22
23
22
23
21
22
21
21
23
24
25
25
23
23
22
22
24
25
Feels °C
23
23
23
22
22
22
24
23
23
24
21
24
21
22
25
24
24
25
24
24
23
23
25
26
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