Surf Forecasts:
San Clemente State Park surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 31 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 19s period, SSW swell with 329 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 31 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for San Clemente State Park this week:
The surf forecast for San Clemente State Park over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at San Clemente State Park in the next 16 days are 0.7m 19s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for San Clemente State Park over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let's get real about what's coming up for San Clemente State Park.
Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – the next couple of weeks don't look great for a proper paddle session. The swell is tiny, barely pushing 3 ft at its best, and the quality just isn't there. We're looking at a long stretch of small, messy surf. The water temperature is a notable 75° with an anomaly 8° above normal, which is very unusual for this time of year.
The first real chance of anything decent comes on Friday, July 31st, in the afternoon. You've got a 3 ft swell from the SSW with a period of 14 seconds and a combined energy of 479 (moderate). The wind is a light cross-on from the west at 6 mph, which is workable but not ideal. It's still in the "marginal" category, so don't expect perfection.
Saturday, August 1st, the swell drops back to 2 ft in the morning and 3 ft in the afternoon, but the wind switches to a clean onshore from the WSW. The conditions are still poor. Sunday, August 2nd, the swell drops further to 2 ft. The pattern of weak, small, and poor surf continues all the way through the first week of August.
We hit a bit of a lull, and then things pick up again around Friday, August 7th, with a 2 ft swell from the SSW, but with a very long period of 19 seconds and a combined energy of 447 (moderate). The wind is light and onshore, so it's clean, but the waves are small and the long period might make them close out a bit at the beach. Still, the quality is marked as "poor."
The last chance in the window is on Saturday, August 15th, with a 3 ft swell from the SSW, a period of 17 seconds, and a combined energy of 448 (moderate). Again, light cross-on wind, but it's still being called "poor surf conditions."
Honestly, for the entire 16-day run, there are no standouts. The swell is too small and the conditions are too inconsistent to recommend a specific session. It's a long, flat run for San Clemente. This spot is exposed, so it tends to get something, but this is a real dry spell. The setup is a beach, so with the small, weak swell and the cross-onshore winds, it might be more interesting for a kite surfer than for someone on a paddleboard.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 322 | 261 | 173 | 289 | 119 | 91 | 88 | 83 | 80 | 91 | 91 | 85 | 77 | 104 | 162 | 71 | 125 | 88 | 114 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:31PM1.68m | 11:45AM1.34m | 11:06PM1.55m | 12:14PM1.39m | 11:46PM1.37m | 12:48PM1.44m | 00:36AM1.16m | 1:29PM1.48m | 1:54AM0.95m | 2:22PM1.52m | 4:05AM0.83m | 3:33PM1.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35PM0.55m | 5:29AM-0.02m | 5:17PM0.54m | 5:54AM0.09m | 6:05PM0.53m | 6:19AM0.23m | 7:05PM0.52m | 6:45AM0.38m | 8:25PM0.49m | 7:15AM0.55m | 10:07PM0.40m | 7:58AM0.70m | 11:44PM0.22m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 322 | 261 | 173 | 289 | 72 | 75 | 75 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 77 | 104 | 162 | 71 | 125 | 88 | 114 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | W 7 | S 13 | SW 14 | W 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 12 | W 4 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 146 | 94 | 39 | 22 | 119 | 91 | 21 | 83 | 80 | 83 | 54 | 85 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 6 | 25 | 79 | 126 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 20 | W 13 | W 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 21 | 77 | 88 | 30 | 88 | 47 | 23 | 91 | 91 | 58 | 18 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 0 | 86 | 89 | 0 | 86 | 89 | 0 | 86 | 89 | 27 | 86 | 89 | 0 | 86 | 89 | 0 | 89 | 89 | 0 |
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