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US Navy 090624-N-7883G-011 A Basic Underwater Demolition-SEAL (BUD-S) student wades ashore on San Clemente Island during an over the beach exercise
San Clemente. Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kyle D. Gahlau, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

San Clemente

Surf, kitesurf, windsurf and mountain biking town · United States

Score a trip to San Clemente

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Beds: 35 places

35 places to stay within 2 km, 2 of them campsites.

Prices are our estimate of the country's average double room of each kind that month: not this town's price, and not a quote.

Room photos are examples, not these hotels (credits).

All 35 places to stay · Booking.com

Spots near here: 75 places in 4 sports

Surf · this week

  • Cliff st. · about 40 min by car · stays in Laguna Beach

    78 out of 100
  • Crescent bay · about 40 min by car · stays in Laguna Beach

    78 out of 100
  • Rockpiles · about 40 min by car · stays in Laguna Beach

    78 out of 100
  • Sleepy Hollow · about 35 min by car · stays in Laguna Beach

    78 out of 100
  • Agate st. · about 35 min by car · stays in Laguna Beach

    77 out of 100
  • Brooks Street · about 35 min by car · stays in Laguna Beach

    77 out of 100
  • Oak street · about 35 min by car · stays in Laguna Beach

    77 out of 100
  • Thaila Street · about 35 min by car · stays in Laguna Beach

    77 out of 100
All 72 surf spots
  • 10th street - 1000 step · about 25 min by car · stays in Laguna Beach

    75 out of 100
  • Aliso Creek Beach · about 30 min by car · stays in Laguna Beach

    75 out of 100
  • Salt Creek Heroins · about 25 min by car · stays in Dana Point

    75 out of 100
  • Rocky Point · about 45 min by car · stays in Laguna Beach

    74 out of 100
  • Salt Creek : Gravels · about 20 min by car · stays in Dana Point

    74 out of 100
  • Salt Creek Point · about 25 min by car · stays in Dana Point

    74 out of 100
  • Salt Creek- Middles · about 20 min by car · stays in Dana Point

    74 out of 100
  • Scotchmans Cove · about 45 min by car · stays in Laguna Beach

    74 out of 100
  • Birdhits · about 15 min by car

    72 out of 100
  • El Morro Cove · about 45 min by car · stays in Laguna Beach

    71 out of 100
  • Strands · about 20 min by car · stays in Dana Point

    71 out of 100
  • 36th street · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Newport Beach

    69 out of 100
  • 40th Street · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Newport Beach

    69 out of 100
  • 56th St. · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Newport Beach

    69 out of 100
  • Blackies · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Newport Beach

    69 out of 100
  • Middles · about 1h by car · stays in Newport Beach

    69 out of 100
  • Newport - 15th Street · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Newport Beach

    69 out of 100
  • Newport Beach River Jetties · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Newport Beach

    69 out of 100
  • Doheny · about 15 min by car · stays in Dana Point

    67 out of 100
  • Huntington Beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Huntington Beach

    67 out of 100
  • Cylinders · about 1h by car · stays in Newport Beach

    66 out of 100
  • Magnolia Street · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Huntington Beach

    66 out of 100
  • The Wedge · about 55 min by car · stays in Newport Beach

    66 out of 100
  • Crystal Cove · about 50 min by car · stays in Newport Beach

    65 out of 100
  • 17th Street · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Huntington Beach

    63 out of 100
  • Corona del mar · about 55 min by car · stays in Corona Del Mar

    61 out of 100
  • Oceanside Harbor · about 1h by car · stays in Oceanside

    57 out of 100
  • 204.0 · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Bamboo Trees · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Carlsbad · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Beacons · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Encinitas · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Calafia · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Camp Pendelton · about 55 min by car · stays in Oceanside · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Cassidy · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Carlsbad · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Church (Trestles) · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Churches Point · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Cottons · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Dana Point · about 20 min by car · stays in Dana Point · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Del Mar Jetties · about 55 min by car · stays in Oceanside · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Dutches A-Frame · about 1h 05m by car · stays in Carlsbad · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Grandview · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Encinitas · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • H's · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Encinitas · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Leucadia · about 1h 30m by car · stays in Encinitas · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Linda Lane Beach · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Lost Winds · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Oceanside Pier · about 1h by car · stays in Oceanside · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Ponto · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Carlsbad · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Riviera · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • San Clemente Pier · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • San Onofre · about 15 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • South Carlsbad State Beach · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Carlsbad · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • South Side · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Carlsbad · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • State park · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Stone Steps · about 1h 25m by car · stays in Encinitas · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • T Street · about 5 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Tamarack st. · about 1h 10m by car · stays in Carlsbad · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Terra Mar Cove + Point · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Carlsbad · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Thousand steps · about 25 min by car · stays in Laguna Beach · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Three Arch Bay · about 25 min by car · stays in Laguna Beach · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Trails - San Onofre State Beach · about 25 min by car · stays in San Onofre · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Trestles · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Tyson Street · about 1h by car · stays in Oceanside · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Uncle Cliffy's · about 1h 20m by car · stays in Carlsbad · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Upper Trestles · about 10 min by car · Not for beginners

    –, no score
  • Warm Water Jetties · about 1h 15m by car · stays in Carlsbad · Not for beginners

    –, no score

Kitesurf · this week

Windsurf · this week

Mountain biking · this week

Each score is the next week's out of 100, the mean of its best days, as on its own page. Green clears the bar. Distances are from the middle of San Clemente.

Places to eat

6 near San Clemente

Places to eat near San Clemente

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Map

the town and every place near it

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says. The dashed circle is 50 km from San Clemente.

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Photos of San Clemente

San Clemente, United States (Unsplash)
Photo: Jeremy Bishop tidesinourveins, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Winter In San Clemente - panoramio
Photo: Darin R. McClure, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
San Clemente Island on the left, Catalina Island on the right. - panoramio
Photo: Darin R. McClure, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About San Clemente

where it is, what is near

San Clemente is a town in California, United States.

From San Clemente you can reach 72 surf spots, 1 kitesurf spot, 1 windsurf spot and 1 mountain bike area.

The nearest is San Clemente, a kitesurf and windsurf spot 0.8 km from the centre.

Overture lists 35 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites.

The nearest airport is John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA), 36 km away.

In California · West · United States

  • 35 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 2 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: John Wayne Orange County International Airport (SNA), 36 km, McClellan-Palomar Airport (CLD), 45 km, Long Beach International Airport (LGB), 66 km

Forecast updated . Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Scores are the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change them (how we score, how we earn).