Trestles (Lowers) surfForecast / CAL – Orange County / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 PST
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Trestles (Lowers) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Trestles (Lowers) sea temperature is
18.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Trestles (Lowers) this week:

The surf forecast for Trestles (Lowers) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 19) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Trestles (Lowers) in the next 12 days are 0.7m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 22) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Wed 19th Nov)1.5ft (0.5m) 15s
Best Surf10AM (Wed 19th Nov)1.5ft (0.5m) 15s
Most Powerful10AM (Sat 22nd Nov)2.5ft (0.7m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Trestles (Lowers) over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tue
25
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
1
WSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
W
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)15151514141418916131515141313161615131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1461061041001337168181147176222222143137135131122761265751
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
WNW
20
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
E
5
S
5
SSE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
10
N
0
S
10
W
5
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
offglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:27AM
1.78
8:51PM
1.11
7:51AM
1.78
9:31PM
1.07
8:17AM
1.76
10:14PM
1.03
8:45AM
1.72
11:01PM
0.99
9:16AM
1.66
12:00AM
0.96
9:50AM
1.58
1:13AM
0.97
10:32AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11AM
0.59
2:40PM
-0.08
1:35AM
0.65
3:13PM
-0.09
2:00AM
0.70
3:49PM
-0.07
2:26AM
0.75
4:28PM
-0.04
2:52AM
0.80
5:12PM
0.02
3:20AM
0.86
6:01PM
0.07
3:59AM
0.92
6:55PM
0.12
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tue
25
Sunrise-6:24--6:24--6:26--6:26--6:28--6:28--6:30-
Sunset--4:45--4:45--4:45--4:44--4:44--4:44--4:43
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----5261-------------
Temp. °C141616151515151516151818161817171918181918
Feels °C (?)121312131313111215131717141715171616161716
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Information about the Trestles (Lowers) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Trestles (Lowers) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Trestles (Lowers) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Trestles (Lowers) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Trestles (Lowers)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Trestles (Lowers) is 6 km (4 miles) from San Clemente. If you plan a vacation in Orange County, look for hotels and other accommodation in San Clemente. San Clemente has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.

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