Trestles Surf Report
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Good conditions. waist to chest high waves (3.1ft), glassy conditions, outgoing tide. Solid surf for intermediate and above.
Current Conditions
Today's Surf Timeline
Hourly surf score from 5am to 9pm. Taller bar = better conditions. Best window highlighted in teal.
Today's Tides
Tide data from NOAA station — San Clemente, California. Times shown in Pacific Time.
Trestles Surf Guide
Trestles is California's crown jewel — a wave so consistently excellent that it hosts WSL Championship Tour events and draws professional surfers from around the globe. Located within San Onofre State Beach in San Clemente, Trestles comprises several distinct breaks, with Lower Trestles being the most famous and Uppers offering a more accessible alternative.
What makes Trestles exceptional is its cobblestone bottom, which creates an unusually predictable and perfectly shaped wave that works across a wide range of conditions. Southern Hemisphere groundswells arriving from June through October are Trestles' lifeblood — the swell wraps around the point and produces both left and right-hand waves with the kind of long, open faces that allow surfers to generate serious speed.
The walk from parking is a non-negotiable 20 minutes each way through the state park. Early morning sessions before 8am offer the best combination of offshore winds, manageable crowds, and optimal tide. Once sea breezes kick in from the west mid-morning, surface conditions deteriorate noticeably.