San Clemente State Park surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDT
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San Clemente State Park surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at San Clemente State Park today?

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 12PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (06 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (06 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
248
251
251
248
191
133
134
134
136
164
136
136
99
97
93
88
85
58
61
60
121
123
123
Wind (km/h)
0
N
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:02PM1.47m
2:13PM0.84m
11:39PM1.38m
4:15PM0.87m
00:32AM1.27m
5:16PM0.95m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.06m
4:52PM0.79m
8:09AM0.12m
5:19PM0.87m
9:15AM0.16m
8:16PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
5:56
5:56
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7:36
7:37
7:37
Temp °C
15
14
15
17
17
18
16
16
16
15
16
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
16
19
19
19
17
17
15
14
15
16
15
15
14
15
16
15
16
18
17
18
18
16
15
14
15
18
18
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
9
Energy kJ
239
248
251
251
248
191
133
134
134
22
24
24
25
25
17
16
25
38
58
61
60
44
44
53
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
19
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
18
13
15
15
9
9
59
9
17
136
164
136
136
99
97
93
88
85
44
44
44
121
123
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
S
11
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
20
0.2
WSW
20
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
20
0.1
W
11
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
10
9
9
9
14
14
9
59
59
60
37
15
15
2
34
54
50
36
48
26
53
44
44
44
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
15
13
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
81
560
89
89
10
0
2
27
81
235
89
0
13
12
6
6
67
89
89
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Orange County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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