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 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 9AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
245
245
242
239
291
273
147
169
169
167
154
160
158
153
216
219
216
216
214
211
310
261
206
206
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
5
S
5
NNE
0
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
11:50PM1.14m
11:15AM1.79m
1:05AM0.99m
12:02PM1.70m
3:09AM0.92m
1:12PM1.59m
Low Tide
4:49AM0.60m
6:46PM0.09m
5:15AM0.74m
8:06PM0.14m
5:44AM0.88m
9:44PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
21
21
24
24
23
21
22
22
22
22
25
26
25
23
23
24
24
24
27
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
23
22
21
25
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
25
24
25
27
27
26
26
27
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