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 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
22.8°C
3.0° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (25 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
S
13
0.8
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
264
219
229
347
379
599
663
640
485
469
461
373
342
272
156
162
333
300
279
227
218
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
SE
5
SSW
5
S
0
NW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
S
10
W
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:56AM1.23m
8:05PM1.75m
9:16AM1.30m
8:37PM1.78m
9:38AM1.37m
9:09PM1.77m
Low Tide
2:01PM0.63m
3:06AM-0.06m
2:35PM0.54m
3:31AM-0.06m
3:09PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
23
26
26
26
24
25
25
25
25
28
28
26
26
25
24
24
25
28
28
26
25
25
Feels °C
26
28
27
28
27
28
27
28
27
30
29
28
28
26
26
26
28
30
30
28
28
27
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