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 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
23.1°C
3.2° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 8AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (06 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
3
4
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.5
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.4
SSW
14
1.5
S
12
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
11
1.1
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1094
1142
1243
1225
1347
737
1121
721
694
1363
1364
1025
980
890
793
356
615
387
778
690
643
256
265
250
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:24AM1.14m
5:56PM1.74m
7:51AM1.26m
6:54PM1.85m
8:19AM1.38m
7:43PM1.91m
Low Tide
00:38AM-0.01m
11:51AM0.84m
1:25AM-0.13m
12:54PM0.67m
2:04AM-0.19m
1:43PM0.49m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:06
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
22
24
25
26
26
25
24
24
25
28
28
27
26
26
25
26
27
30
30
29
26
25
Feels °C
25
24
20
24
25
26
27
25
25
25
26
28
27
25
25
26
25
26
28
29
27
27
26
27
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