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 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's San Clemente State Park sea temperature is
22.9°C
3.5° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 9AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.7
S
14
0.7
SSE
14
0.7
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
444
451
437
454
484
491
491
395
344
344
413
426
426
426
339
318
211
294
271
258
193
200
192
189
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
S
0
ESE
5
SW
10
W
10
W
0
SW
5
ENE
0
NE
5
W
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
ENE
10
W
5
N
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:13AM1.68m
9:29PM1.56m
9:39AM1.76m
10:10PM1.45m
10:07AM1.81m
10:56PM1.31m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.12m
3:31PM0.14m
3:33AM0.21m
4:11PM0.06m
3:58AM0.32m
4:54PM0.02m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
22
23
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
23
22
22
21
21
23
23
22
21
21
Feels °C
24
24
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
23
24
22
22
22
20
20
21
21
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