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 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
23.2°C
3.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 1PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
234
284
258
379
375
375
370
375
375
379
375
522
522
522
510
505
499
487
482
553
625
618
611
527
Wind (km/h)
0
NE
0
NNE
0
SE
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
SSW
0
ENE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:59AM1.06m
4:25PM1.30m
7:35AM1.13m
5:38PM1.39m
7:40AM1.20m
6:27PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:29PM0.35m
9:58AM1.05m
00:26AM0.26m
11:54AM0.95m
1:02AM0.17m
12:37PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:51
6:50
6:49
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
22
22
22
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
21
19
19
19
19
19
21
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
21
22
21
23
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
22
20
21
20
20
20
21
20
19
20
20
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