Check the Beach

San Mateo Point

Orange County, California, United States

San Mateo Point 4 photos

  • Distant surfer watched from the rocks (Unsplash)

    Distant surfer watched from the rocks (Unsplash). Jeremy Bishop tidesinourveins, CC0. Source

  • Beach Sunset - panoramio

    Beach Sunset - panoramio. bahniuk, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Close up Waves - panoramio

    Close up Waves - panoramio. bahniuk, CC BY 3.0. Source

  • Watching the Waves - panoramio

    Watching the Waves - panoramio. bahniuk, CC BY 3.0. Source

Tomorrow at a glance

Calmest: 1 pm to 4 pm, sunset 6:07 pm
8 am
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great
1 pm
8.5
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
8.5
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.5
14 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
8.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Great

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

Where to stay near the 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 W
Gusts
1912 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
3%
Sunset
6:07 pm
Today
5.7Good8 am138
5.6Good9 am74
7.5Great10 am95
5.2Fair11 am149
6.8Good12 pm95
7.6Great1 pm53
7.4Great2 pm96
7.8Great3 pm117
7.8Great4 pm149
7.2Great5 pm1811
6.4Good6 pm2012
Fri
7.1Great8 am1610
7.7Great9 am1711
7.1Great10 am117
7.3Great11 am117
8.2Great12 pm159
8.5Excellent1 pm127
8.5Excellent2 pm96
8.5Excellent3 pm117
8.5Excellent4 pm149
8.3Great5 pm1610
8.2Great6 pm159
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%
  • Sun9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 3 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
  • Tue6.8 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
  • Wed6.1 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms160 m530 ft away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
920 m0.6 miAvd Del Presidente-Avd De Las Palmeras
Nearest town
4.5 km2.8 miSan Clemente (city)
Nearest airport
41 km25 miMcClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD)

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

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