Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at San Clemente State Park today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for San Clemente State Park at 4PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at San Clemente State Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
236 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 175 | 161 | 158 | 156 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 133 | 92 | 82 | 167 | 239 | 218 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 3:41PM1.37m | 8:16AM0.98m | 5:05PM1.40m | 8:13AM1.05m | 6:07PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.32m | 9:51AM0.97m | 1:08AM0.21m | 11:54AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
236 | 239 | 239 | 236 | 236 | 233 | 175 | 161 | 158 | 156 | 137 | 137 | 137 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 133 | 30 | 28 | 167 | 239 | 218 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
36 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 86 | 85 | 6 | 18 | 31 | 92 | 82 | 27 | 18 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
58 | 57 | 56 | 35 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 51 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 53 | 50 | 81 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 129 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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