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 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
21.3° C
2.1° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 1AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
S
11
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.9
S
13
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
375
379
263
91
127
122
273
330
424
424
419
579
488
463
367
409
358
367
367
371
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SE
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
ENE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:12PM1.41m
00:44AM1.39m
1:58PM1.43m
1:45AM1.14m
2:48PM1.44m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.53m
7:19AM0.16m
8:13PM0.55m
7:54AM0.37m
9:43PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
7:59
7:58
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
21
20
20
19
21
23
23
23
21
21
21
21
23
24
25
24
22
22
Feels °C
23
24
23
22
22
21
23
23
23
23
22
23
22
22
24
24
24
23
22
23
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