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· After dark · current model. Church (Trestles) is forecast at 2–3 ft: Good for a longboard, Poor–Fair for a shortboard, with glassy wind.

Church (Trestles)

Reef · blend

After dark · current model

3–6 AM forecast

Buoy anchored

Board: Both

2–3 ft
Longboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair

Nearshore 2.0 ft at 15s from SW

Glassy, 2 mph, gusts 3
Tide 3.7 feet and rising
Water 74 degrees Fahrenheit; boardshorts or trunks suggested

Spot guide

BEST TIDE
Mid to high
GOOD TIDE TODAY
6:22 AM–6:55 PM
SWELL
SSW–NW (200–315°)
OFFSHORE
NNE
BOARD
Both
  • South of Lowers, at the San Onofre Creek rivermouth.
  • Mellow right; most of the Lowers crowd won't walk this far.
  • Park near Cristianitos Road and walk the Trestles trail.

No cam for this spot yet.

Live buoy Red Beach Nearshore

7.6 MI · NEARSHORE

WAVES
2.0 ft
PERIOD
15s
FROM
SW 218°
WATER
73°

Observed 5:00 AM · 58 min old

7-day surf

3-hour blocksTap a block or use the arrows

LB longboard · SB shortboard

Sun 3 AM · now · after dark

2–3 ft · Good LB / Poor–Fair SB

2 mph, gusts 3, glassy · 2.2 ft rising

Nearshore 2.0 ft at 15s from SW

Seven-day surf forecast in 3-hour blocks
TimeSurfRatingWindTide
Sun 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours3 mph, gusts 4, onshore0.4 ft and rising
Sun 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy2.2 ft and rising
Sun 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair8 mph, gusts 11, offshore3.8 ft and rising
Sun 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair5 mph, gusts 12, cross-offshore3.3 ft and falling
Sun 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor6 mph, gusts 14, cross-onshore3.3 ft and rising
Sun 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor5 mph, gusts 11, cross-onshore4.7 ft and rising
Sun 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair4 mph, gusts 7, cross-offshore4.6 ft and falling
Sun 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours5 mph, gusts 6, offshore1.9 ft and falling
Mon 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours7 mph, gusts 8, offshore0.0 ft and falling
Mon 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours6 mph, gusts 7, offshore1.6 ft and rising
Mon 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor6 mph cross-offshore4.1 ft and rising
Mon 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor3 mph, gusts 7, cross-onshore3.6 ft and falling
Mon 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor9 mph, gusts 10, cross2.4 ft and rising
Mon 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor11 mph, gusts 16, cross3.9 ft and rising
Mon 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor8 mph, gusts 16, cross-offshore5.3 ft and falling
Mon 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours7 mph onshore3.0 ft and falling
Tue 12 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor, dark hours1 mph glassy0.1 ft and falling
Tue 3 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours1 mph glassy1.1 ft and rising
Tue 6 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor1 mph, gusts 2, glassy4.2 ft and rising
Tue 9 AM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor2 mph glassy4.1 ft and falling
Tue 12 PM1–2 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor9 mph cross-onshore1.9 ft and falling
Tue 3 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor10 mph cross2.8 ft and rising
Tue 6 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor7 mph cross-offshore5.3 ft and rising
Tue 9 PM1–2 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours2 mph glassy4.1 ft and falling
Wed 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor, dark hours1 mph glassy0.5 ft and falling
Wed 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.6 ft and rising
Wed 6 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair1 mph, gusts 2, glassy4.2 ft and rising
Wed 9 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Poor–Fair2 mph glassy4.7 ft and falling
Wed 12 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor8 mph cross-onshore1.9 ft and falling
Wed 3 PM2–3 ftLongboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor10 mph cross-onshore1.6 ft and rising
Wed 6 PM2–3 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair4 mph, gusts 5, cross-onshore4.8 ft and rising
Wed 9 PM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours2 mph glassy4.9 ft and falling
Thu 12 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours0 mph, gusts 1, glassy1.3 ft and falling
Thu 3 AM2–3 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours1 mph, gusts 2, glassy0.4 ft and rising
Thu 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good1 mph, gusts 2, glassy3.9 ft and rising
Thu 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair3 mph cross5.3 ft and falling
Thu 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair10 mph cross-onshore2.2 ft and falling
Thu 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair10 mph cross0.7 ft and rising
Thu 6 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair5 mph cross3.8 ft and rising
Thu 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours2 mph glassy5.2 ft and falling
Fri 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours1 mph, gusts 2, glassy2.1 ft and falling
Fri 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours2 mph, gusts 3, glassy0.4 ft and rising
Fri 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good2 mph glassy3.6 ft and rising
Fri 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good3 mph cross-offshore5.7 ft and falling
Fri 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Poor–Fair9 mph cross-onshore2.8 ft and falling
Fri 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair11 mph cross0.2 ft and falling
Fri 6 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good7 mph cross-offshore2.6 ft and rising
Fri 9 PM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours2 mph glassy5.1 ft and falling
Sat 12 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours1 mph glassy2.9 ft and falling
Sat 3 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours3 mph offshore0.7 ft and rising
Sat 6 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good3 mph offshore3.3 ft and rising
Sat 9 AM3–4 ftLongboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good3 mph, gusts 4, cross5.9 ft and rising
Sat 12 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair11 mph cross-onshore3.5 ft and falling
Sat 3 PM3–4 ftLongboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair6 mph cross0.2 ft and falling
Sat 6 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable3 mph cross-onshore1.6 ft and rising
Sat 9 PMWaves unavailableLongboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable, dark hours4 mph cross4.6 ft and rising

Today’s tide

GOOD 6:22 AM–6:55 PM

GOOD 2.5–5.5 FT3 AM9 AM3 PM9 PMH 3.8′L 3.0′H 5.1′NOW
High 6:23 AMLow 10:43 AMHigh 4:34 PM

San Clemente · MLLW

Swell

OffshoreSun 3 AM

New SSW swell fills in Tuesday night.

Details

New SSW swell (19s) fills in Tuesday night, peaks Wednesday afternoon.

Primary1.7 ft · 13s
SSW205°
Secondary1.2 ft · 10s
SSE167°

Nearshore model anchored to the Red Beach Nearshore buoy.
Updated 5:55 AM · CDIP/Scripps, Open-Meteo and NOAA.

Data courtesy of CDIP. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com. Tide predictions: NOAA CO-OPS. Sunset quality by Sunsethue.

About the break

Spot guide

A reef break for longboards at 1.5–4 ft and shortboards at 3–7 ft. Best on SSW to NW swell with NNE wind, mid to high tide. South of Lowers, at the San Onofre Creek rivermouth. Mellow right; most of the Lowers crowd won't walk this far. Park near Cristianitos Road and walk the Trestles trail.

Break
Reef
Board
Longboard, Shortboard
Best swell
SSW–NW (200°–315°)
Best tide
Mid to high

Spot research: WannaSurf, Surf-Forecast, Surf Spots and Surf in San Clemente.

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