San Clemente · San Diego County · California
Lower Trestles Surf Report & Forecast, San Clemente, CA
Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California: 3–4 ft, waist to chest high, at 12 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 1.6 ft at 16 seconds from the west-southwest, with a 4 mph cross-shore wind from the west. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next low tide is 0.1 ft at 3:22 pm.
3–4 ft
waist to chest high
- Swell
- 1.6 ft · 16 s · WSWplus 1.1 ft · 16 s · SW
- Wind
- 4 mph (W)cross-shore
- Tide
- 3.1 ft fallinglow 0.1 ft at 3:22 pm
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 76°Ffeels like 75°F
- Sun
- rise 6:16 amset 4:52 pm
Lower Trestles surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Lower Trestles: 5 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Lower Trestles: 5 pm, Good, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.6 ft |
| 7 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.5 ft |
| 8 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.9 ft |
| 9 am | 3–4 ft | Good | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (W) | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 4.6 ft |
| 12 pmnow | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 3.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 1.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.9 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 3 ft | Good | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (W) | 5.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 11 | 3.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.4 ft |
Lower Trestles waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 12 pm, sets at Lower Trestles arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and hollow.
- Set waves
- about 3.6 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 15 s
- Lulls
- about 71 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Hollowwhich means throwing, barreling waves
- Breaking
- 41% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Lower Trestles surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 8 days at Lower Trestles: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 4–7 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–6 ft and Good; Sunday, Nov 15, 4–7 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Lower Trestles are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 16 s · SSW | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 5 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 15 s · SSW | calm | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 5 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–4 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 14 s · SSW | calm | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.5 ft · 14 s · SSW | calm | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 10 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–6 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 15 s · W | 8 mph cross-shore (E) | 8 mph onshore (SW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–6 ft | Good | 2.5 ft · 14 s · W | calm | 10 mph cross-shore (W) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 4–7 ft | Great | 2.4 ft · 18 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 5 mph onshore (SSW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–6 ft | Good | 2.9 ft · 7 s · WSW | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 10 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 17 | 10 am |
Lower Trestles tide chart and tide times
Tides at Lower Trestles today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.5 ft at 1:48 am, high 6.9 ft at 8:10 am, low 0.1 ft at 3:22 pm and high 4.6 ft at 9:47 pm. At 12 pm the tide is 3.1 ft and falling.
Lower Trestles tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.5 ft at 1:48 amHigh 6.9 ft at 8:10 amLow 0.1 ft at 3:22 pmHigh 4.6 ft at 9:47 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.8 ft at 2:21 amHigh 6.8 ft at 8:38 amLow 0.0 ft at 3:55 pmHigh 4.3 ft at 10:19 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:48 amHigh 6.3 ft at 9:03 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:32 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:16 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.2 ft at 2:58 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:36 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:15 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.9 ft at 12:19 amLow 3.5 ft at 3:19 amHigh 6.1 ft at 10:09 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:07 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.9 ft at 1:49 amLow 3.8 ft at 3:41 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:49 amLow 1.3 ft at 7:07 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 5.2 ft at 11:38 amLow 1.3 ft at 8:04 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.2 ft at 4:27 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:14 amHigh 4.7 ft at 12:50 pmLow 1.4 ft at 8:59 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.5 ft at 4:45 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:41 amHigh 4.4 ft at 2:27 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Lower Trestles water temperature
The water temperature at Lower Trestles is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 75°F and a 4 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 73 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Lower Trestles
- Upper Trestles0.3 mi NW · 2–3 ft · Good
- Middles0.4 mi ESE · 3 ft · Fair
- Cotton's Point0.6 mi NW · 3 ft · Fair
- Church0.7 mi ESE · 3–4 ft · Good
- San Onofre1.6 mi ESE · 3–4 ft · Good
- San Clemente State Beach1.9 mi NNW · 3 ft · Good
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About Lower Trestles
Lower Trestles is a point break in San Clemente, San Diego County, California, facing south-southwest. Also called Lowers and Trestles.
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