Poche Beach water quality & water temp today
No closures, warnings or advisories listed by OC Health Care Agency for this area
Source: OC Health Care Agency (ocbeachinfo.com) · updated Tue Oct 27, 2:25 PM PT
Water temp
74.1°F
NOAA NDBC 46285 – Capistrano Beach Nearshore, CA (284), 3 km away · Tue Oct 27, 1:56 PM PT
What to wear
Boardshorts or a bikini/top
≥72°F trunks · 66–71 spring/2mm · 62–65 3/2 · 58–61 4/3 · <58 4/3–5/4 + booties
Latest bacteria grade
A+ dry · n/s wet
Poche Beach · Heal the Bay Beach Report Card · Oct 16, 2026 (n/s = not sampled)
Rain (72 h)
0.00″
NWS KSNA · below the 0.1″ advisory threshold
About Poche Beach
Poche Beach is a fun beach break at the north end of San Clemente, near the Poche Creek outlet in Orange County. Like most Southern California breaks, its water quality is driven mostly by runoff: after rain, storm drains, creeks and river mouths flush bacteria into the surf zone, and county health officers advise staying out of the ocean for at least 72 hours. During dry weather, water near creek mouths, piers and enclosed beaches still tends to grade worse than open coastline. County agencies sample weekly (more often in summer) and post advisories when bacteria exceed state standards, or close beaches after sewage spills. Ocean temperatures here typically run from the high 50s°F in spring upwelling to the low-to-mid 70s°F in late summer, so check the live reading above before choosing your rubber.
Wetsuit picks
Today's call here: Boardshorts or a bikini/top. Gear recommendations for each thickness are coming soon.
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