San Clemente · San Diego County · California
Upper Trestles Surf Report & Forecast, San Clemente, CA
Upper Trestles, San Clemente, California: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 6 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Good. The main swell is 1.8 ft at 15 seconds from the southwest, with an 8 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest. Water is about 74°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 4.6 ft at 9:47 pm.
2–3 ft
waist high
- Swell
- 1.8 ft · 15 s · SWplus 0.6 ft · 15 s · W
- Wind
- 8 mph (WNW)cross-shore
- Tide
- 1.9 ft risinghigh 4.6 ft at 9:47 pm
- Water
- 74°Frashguard
- Air
- 76°Ffeels like 80°F
- Sun
- rise 6:16 amset 4:52 pm
Upper Trestles surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Upper Trestles: 10 am, Good, on a falling high 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 Upper Trestles: 10 am, Fair, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.6 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.5 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 6.9 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Good | 4 mph cross-shore (W) | 5.9 ft |
| 11 am | 3 ft | Good | 6 mph cross-shore (W) | 4.6 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 3.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 1.7 ft |
| 2 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Good | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 3 ft | Good | 7 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.9 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 6.2 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph onshore (WSW) | 5.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W) | 3.8 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 2.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 1.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 0.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 0.4 ft |
Upper Trestles waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 6 pm, sets at Upper Trestles arrive about every 5 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and soft.
- Set waves
- about 2.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 40 s
- Lulls
- about 179 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Softwhich means mostly mellow, with occasional steeper sections
- Breaking
- 61% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.3 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Upper Trestles surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Upper Trestles: the biggest day is Tuesday, Nov 17 at 6–8 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 17 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 4–7 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 5–7 ft and Good.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Upper 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 | 2–3 ft | Good | 1.4 ft · 16 s · SSW | calm | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 13 | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.4 ft · 15 s · SSW | calm | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 12 | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.4 ft · 14 s · SSW | calm | 7 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 13 | 12 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 3–4 ft | Good | 1.9 ft · 13 s · SW | calm | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 4–5 ft | Good | 1.6 ft · 15 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 4–7 ft | Fair | 2.9 ft · 15 s · W | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 12 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 5–7 ft | Good | 2.6 ft · 18 s · W | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 6 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 4–5 ft | Good | 2.0 ft · 15 s · SSW | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 11 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 6–8 ft | Great | — | 12 mph cross-shore (NW) | 17 mph cross-shore (NW) | 7 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 3–5 ft | Good | — | 5 mph offshore (ENE) | 7 mph cross-shore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Upper Trestles are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Upper Trestles tide chart and tide times
Tides at Upper 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 6 pm the tide is 1.9 ft and rising.
Upper 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.
Upper Trestles water temperature
The water temperature at Upper Trestles is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 80°F and an 8 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 Upper Trestles
- Cotton's Point0.3 mi NNW · 3 ft · Fair
- Lower Trestles0.3 mi SE · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Middles0.8 mi ESE · 3 ft · Fair
- Church1.0 mi ESE · 3 ft · Good
- San Clemente State Beach1.6 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Good
- Calafia1.8 mi NNW · 2–3 ft · Good
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About Upper Trestles
Upper Trestles is a point break in San Clemente, San Diego County, California, facing south-southwest. Also called Uppers and San Mateo Creek.
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