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 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
24.7°C
4.9° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 4AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
0
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SSW
19
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
96
93
150
145
132
222
149
238
210
291
312
231
188
238
399
553
553
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
NNW
0
E
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:41AM1.06m
12:34PM1.62m
2:20AM0.88m
1:34PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.30m
5:52AM0.58m
8:11PM0.32m
6:14AM0.73m
9:57PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:13
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
20
23
23
23
21
21
20
20
20
22
22
22
20
20
Feels °C
20
21
20
20
20
22
21
21
20
22
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
22
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