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 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
23.1°C
4.1° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 6PM is: 0.8m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
4
2
0
1
3
3
2
3
2
3
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.9
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
487
403
398
387
544
544
428
367
367
367
448
553
553
751
464
417
417
412
648
627
627
620
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
W
35
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:38AM1.76m
8:58PM1.55m
9:05AM1.81m
9:39PM1.44m
9:31AM1.82m
10:20PM1.33m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.07m
2:57AM0.21m
3:40PM0.01m
3:22AM0.34m
4:17PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:50
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6:23
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6:22
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1
1
1
4
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1
1
Temp °C
22
24
25
24
23
22
22
23
22
24
23
23
23
24
22
22
20
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
24
25
24
24
24
23
23
25
23
25
23
22
22
23
21
19
16
15
16
17
17
17
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