T-Street
Beach · blend
After dark · current model
3–6 AM forecast
Buoy anchoredBoard: Both
2–3 ft
Nearshore 1.9 ft at 15s from SW
Wind from SSE at 3 mph, gusts 4, light onshore
Tide 3.8 feet and rising
Water 74 degrees Fahrenheit; boardshorts or trunks suggested
Spot guide
- BEST TIDE
- Mid tide
- GOOD TIDE TODAY
- 6:22 AM–1:30 PM
- SWELL
- SSW–WNW (200–295°)
- OFFSHORE
- NE
- BOARD
- Both
- Consistent in-town break with reef, sandbar and rock peaks.
- Metered parking along the bluff and nearby streets.
- Rights and lefts; south swells work best at lower tides.
No cam for this spot yet.
Live buoy Capistrano Beach Nearshore
- WAVES
- 1.9 ft
- PERIOD
- 17s
- FROM
- SSW 203°
- WATER
- 72°
Observed 5:00 AM · 59 min old
7-day surf
LB longboard · SB shortboard
Sun 3 AM · now · after dark
2–3 ft ·
3 mph, gusts 4, cross-onshore · 2.2 ft rising
Nearshore 1.9 ft at 15s from SW
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 12 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours | 4 mph cross | 0.4 ft and rising |
| Sun 3 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours | 3 mph, gusts 4, cross-onshore | 2.2 ft and rising |
| Sun 6 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good | 9 mph, gusts 12, offshore | 3.8 ft and rising |
| Sun 9 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good | 7 mph, gusts 12, offshore | 3.3 ft and falling |
| Sun 12 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Fair | 5 mph, gusts 13, onshore | 3.3 ft and rising |
| Sun 3 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Fair | 4 mph, gusts 7, onshore | 4.7 ft and rising |
| Sun 6 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good | 2 mph, gusts 6, glassy | 4.6 ft and falling |
| Sun 9 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours | 4 mph, gusts 5, cross-offshore | 1.9 ft and falling |
| Mon 12 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Fair, dark hours | 6 mph, gusts 8, cross | 0.0 ft and falling |
| Mon 3 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours | 4 mph, gusts 6, cross | 1.6 ft and rising |
| Mon 6 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair | 7 mph, gusts 8, cross | 4.1 ft and rising |
| Mon 9 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair | 4 mph cross-onshore | 3.6 ft and falling |
| Mon 12 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Fair | 8 mph, gusts 9, cross-onshore | 2.4 ft and rising |
| Mon 3 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 10 mph, gusts 16, cross-onshore | 3.9 ft and rising |
| Mon 6 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 7 mph, gusts 17, cross-onshore | 5.3 ft and falling |
| Mon 9 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair, dark hours | 7 mph, gusts 8, onshore | 3.0 ft and falling |
| Tue 12 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair, dark hours | 1 mph glassy | 0.1 ft and falling |
| Tue 3 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours | 1 mph glassy | 1.1 ft and rising |
| Tue 6 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good | 1 mph, gusts 2, glassy | 4.2 ft and rising |
| Tue 9 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good | 2 mph glassy | 4.1 ft and falling |
| Tue 12 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 9 mph onshore | 1.9 ft and falling |
| Tue 3 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 10 mph cross-onshore | 2.8 ft and rising |
| Tue 6 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 7 mph cross-onshore | 5.3 ft and rising |
| Tue 9 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours | 2 mph glassy | 4.1 ft and falling |
| Wed 12 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours | 1 mph glassy | 0.5 ft and falling |
| Wed 3 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good, dark hours | 2 mph, gusts 3, glassy | 0.6 ft and rising |
| Wed 6 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good | 1 mph, gusts 2, glassy | 4.2 ft and rising |
| Wed 9 AM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good | 2 mph glassy | 4.7 ft and falling |
| Wed 12 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 8 mph onshore | 1.9 ft and falling |
| Wed 3 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Poor–Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 10 mph onshore | 1.6 ft and rising |
| Wed 6 PM | 2–3 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair | 4 mph, gusts 5, onshore | 4.8 ft and rising |
| Wed 9 PM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Good, dark hours | 2 mph glassy | 4.9 ft and falling |
| Thu 12 AM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Good, dark hours | 0 mph, gusts 1, glassy | 1.3 ft and falling |
| Thu 3 AM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Good, dark hours | 1 mph, gusts 2, glassy | 0.4 ft and rising |
| Thu 6 AM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Good | 1 mph, gusts 2, glassy | 3.9 ft and rising |
| Thu 9 AM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good | 3 mph cross-onshore | 5.3 ft and falling |
| Thu 12 PM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 10 mph onshore | 2.2 ft and falling |
| Thu 3 PM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Fair | 10 mph cross-onshore | 0.7 ft and rising |
| Thu 6 PM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good | 5 mph cross-onshore | 3.8 ft and rising |
| Thu 9 PM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Good, dark hours | 2 mph glassy | 5.2 ft and falling |
| Fri 12 AM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Good, dark hours | 1 mph, gusts 2, glassy | 2.1 ft and falling |
| Fri 3 AM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Good, dark hours | 2 mph, gusts 3, glassy | 0.4 ft and rising |
| Fri 6 AM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Good | 2 mph glassy | 3.6 ft and rising |
| Fri 9 AM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Good, shortboard Fair–Good | 3 mph cross-onshore | 5.7 ft and falling |
| Fri 12 PM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 9 mph onshore | 2.8 ft and falling |
| Fri 3 PM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 11 mph cross-onshore | 0.2 ft and falling |
| Fri 6 PM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair–Good | 7 mph cross-onshore | 2.6 ft and rising |
| Fri 9 PM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Epic, shortboard Good, dark hours | 2 mph glassy | 5.1 ft and falling |
| Sat 12 AM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Epic, shortboard Good, dark hours | 1 mph glassy | 2.9 ft and falling |
| Sat 3 AM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Epic, shortboard Good, dark hours | 3 mph cross-offshore | 0.7 ft and rising |
| Sat 6 AM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Epic, shortboard Good | 3 mph cross-offshore | 3.3 ft and rising |
| Sat 9 AM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair–Good | 3 mph, gusts 4, onshore | 5.9 ft and rising |
| Sat 12 PM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Fair, shortboard Poor–Fair | 11 mph onshore | 3.5 ft and falling |
| Sat 3 PM | 3–4 ft | Longboard Fair–Good, shortboard Fair | 6 mph cross-onshore | 0.2 ft and falling |
| Sat 6 PM | Waves unavailable | Longboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable | 3 mph onshore | 1.6 ft and rising |
| Sat 9 PM | Waves unavailable | Longboard Unavailable, shortboard Unavailable, dark hours | 4 mph cross-offshore | 4.6 ft and rising |
Today’s tide
GOOD 6:22 AM–1:30 PM
San Clemente · MLLW
Swell
New SSW swell fills in Wednesday morning.
Details
New SSW swell (19s) fills in Wednesday morning, peaks Wednesday afternoon.
Primary1.7 ft · 13s
SSW205°
Secondary1.2 ft · 10s
SSE167°
Nearshore model anchored to the Capistrano Beach Nearshore buoy.
Updated 5:55 AM · CDIP/Scripps, Open-Meteo and NOAA.