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San Clemente City Beach

Orange County, California, United States

San Clemente City Beach 2 photos

  • Dana Point From San Clemente

    Dana Point From San Clemente. Darin R. McClure, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Amtrak thru San Clemente

    Amtrak thru San Clemente. Darin R. McClure, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
7.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
10 am
6.3
10 km/h6 mph wind, Good
11 am
7.6
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.5
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.6
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.4
15 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.3
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near San Clemente City Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C68°F
Water
22°C72°F
Wind
1811 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
3%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
7.8Great8 am128
5.4Fair9 am74
7.4Great10 am96
6.1Good11 am1610
5.2Fair12 pm43
6.3Good1 pm64
7.6Great2 pm117
7.5Great3 pm1711
7.5Great4 pm149
5.5Good5 pm1912
6.4Good6 pm2113
Fri
7.6Great8 am159
7.8Great9 am138
6.3Good10 am106
7.6Great11 am106
8.3Great12 pm138
8.4Great1 pm106
8.5Excellent2 pm96
8.5Excellent3 pm138
8.6Excellent4 pm138
8.4Great5 pm1510
8.3Great6 pm148
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 am, -0.2 m. High at 7 am, 1.2 m. Low at 2 pm, -0.2 m. High at 8 pm, 1.0 mLow 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 7 am, 1.2 m4 ftLow 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ftHigh 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ftNow3 am9 am3 pm9 pm
  • Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 7 am, 1.2 m4 ft
  • Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
  • High 8 pm, 1.0 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.9 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun9.2 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 14 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 12 pm to 3 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.5 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.2 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Showers470 m0.3 mi away
  • Drinking water470 m0.3 mi away
  • Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 390 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink15 within 1 km0.6 mi
  • Picnic tables500 m0.3 mi away
  • Playground340 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
610 m0.4 miEl Camino Real & Calle de Los Molinos
Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miSan Clemente (city)
Nearest airport
47 km29 miMcClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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