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 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
22.8°C
3.4° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (28 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
3
2
3
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
1.2
W
8
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
339
211
294
267
289
285
254
193
140
177
165
178
354
330
251
248
248
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
S
5
SW
0
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
10
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:10PM1.45m
10:07AM1.81m
10:56PM1.31m
10:38AM1.82m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.32m
4:54PM0.02m
4:24AM0.46m
5:44PM0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
23
22
22
23
23
22
21
21
20
20
21
24
25
25
22
22
Feels °C
23
24
26
25
24
23
21
20
22
21
20
20
21
23
23
24
22
22
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