Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Clemente State Park today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 9PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at San Clemente State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
461 | 443 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 330 | 330 | 264 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 387 | 402 | 232 | 234 | 243 | 161 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:11PM1.55m | 00:18AM1.28m | 12:47PM1.51m | 1:15AM1.05m | 1:28PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.37m | 6:17AM0.37m | 7:30PM0.43m | 6:40AM0.56m | 8:50PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
461 | 443 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 330 | 330 | 264 | 257 | 257 | 257 | 387 | 402 | 56 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | S 10 | SSW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
9 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 63 | 35 | 32 | 47 | 48 | 53 | 232 | 234 | 243 | 161 | 146 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 123 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 114 | 96 | 98 | 160 | 116 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 10 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 235 | 89 | 3 | 0 |
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