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San Clemente, United States

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San Clemente, United States

Beginner–intermediate beach breaks, springsuit–4/3 water by season, quiet nomad scene.

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Data updated

At a glance

Peak seasonYear-round93% surfable at peak
SuitsBeg → Int3 known spots
Boardlongboard · bothbeach
Water14.6–21.9°Cspringsuit–4/3 most of the year
Internet338 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$2,550+all-in, estimated

Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train

3 spots within 25 km · 3 with own season data

spot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data

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Spot details

  • T Street Beachbeach0.6 km
  • The Pier Beachbeach1.1 km
  • Trestles3.4 km

3 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.

All places (9)
Coworking3 listed
Cafés3 listed
Gyms3 listed

The surf year

Best window Year-round · 12 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 83%
Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Year-round · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
93peak · Apr
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
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Wind ok
90%83%76%74%65%69%78%83%72%85%89%93%
Water
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Barsless surfablemore
Water4/3 wetsuit13–16°3/2 wetsuit17–19°Springsuit20–23°
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
Share of surfable days per month, per level — percent
LevelJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Beginner93%89%91%95%89%95%98%99%97%97%96%95%
Intermediate73%69%83%93%91%93%90%86%87%90%73%70%
Advanced25%23%30%41%44%33%32%20%28%30%15%20%

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Working from here

median 338 Mbps · no known coworking · from $1,390 a month · balanced scene
Internet speedmedian download · Ookla338 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap0
Quiet ↔ Party54 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$1,390–$2,640
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $2,550–$4,200
Estimated — modeled, not sourced

Find a place to stay

Monthly-stay searches for San Clemente.
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Getting there

Nearest airportJohn Wayne Orange County International Airport
CodeSNA
Distance38 km

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Sources & confidence

AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction