Beach Guide

San Clemente Events

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Confirmed

8 PM

Tommy Emmanuel, CGP - Living In The Light Tour

The Coach House · San Juan Capistrano · from $67.74

Tickets

Every week

8 AM

Trestles Dawn Patrol

Lower Trestles (San Onofre) · Active

The world-class Trestles break is 20 minutes by bike from the pier. Dawn patrol is the move before the contest surfers show up.

10 AM

Metrolink to the Beach

North Beach Metrolink Station · Active

The Pacific Surfliner stops at San Clemente North Beach - one of the most convenient car-free beach rides in Southern California.

5:56 PM

sun-timed

Pier Bowl Surf

San Clemente Pier bowl · Active

The pier bowl creates a reliable left break. Best in the late afternoon when the offshore grooming picks up before sunset.

6:26 PM

sun-timed

Pier Sunset Walk

San Clemente Pier · Sunset

The short wooden pier with a direct Pacific horizon - the Spanish tile rooftops of the hillside are the backdrop.

Big Days

annual
Jul

San Clemente Ocean Festival

Annual celebration on the beach and pier with ocean sports competitions, live music and a classic Southern California beach party atmosphere.

Summer

Fiesta Street Fair

Del Mar Ave pedestrian promenade closes for a street fair with local artisans, live entertainment and the village community.

Jun / Sep

San Clemente Triathlon

Swim-bike-run through the Spanish Village, starting on the beach and climbing the iconic SC hillside. Scenic and brutal in equal measure.

see you out there

Confirmed events are dated listings from ticketing feeds and local calendars, refreshed daily. Every week is the beach’s recurring lineup. Times shift and seasons end, so check the venue before you go. Sun-timed events track each day’s real sunset and the countdown runs on the live local clock.

Coming up at San Clemente: Tommy Emmanuel, CGP - Living In The Light Tour at The Coach House, tonight at 8 PM, Tommy Emmanuel, CGP - Living In The Light Tour at The Coach House, Friday, Sep 18 at 8 PM and Coastal Cleanup Day Beach Cleanup at 622 Avenida Del Mar, Saturday, Sep 19 at 9 AM. Check today’s water, surf and UV on the conditions page.