Paddle San Clemente
The ~15-mile open-ocean prone paddle race out of the San Clemente Pier — an out-and-back south past Trestles toward San Onofre and back. Saturday, August 21, 2027.
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Distance
~15 miles
Start
San Clemente Pier · 7:30 AM
Finish
San Clemente Pier
Entry
$79 pre · $99 day-of · tee included
Race-morning conditions · updated TBD
A small, manageable south swell, a low tide at the start filling all morning, and light cross-shore wind.
What's in the entry
Everything in the entry
The event tee
Comfort Colors 1717 heavyweight. Your color + size, redeemed free in the Store.
A true distance race
A full ~15-mile open-ocean out-and-back from the San Clemente Pier, one of California's best stretches of coastline.
Every finish timed
Timed at the line by the race director, full division results published.
Free race photos
Full-res morning-of photos to download and share. No charge.
Awards + a surfboard raffle
Division awards, plus a surfboard raffle, competitor-only, your race number is your ticket.
A real community morning
Presented by Lundquist Surfboards, run by paddlers, for paddlers.
The Race
A grassroots out-and-back down one of California's best stretches of coast.
Out and back from the San Clemente Pier — ~15 miles down the open coast, south past Trestles toward San Onofre and back to the sand you started on. Prone divisions plus SUP. The scenic distance race that fills the gap between LA and San Diego.
By the numbers
1st
annual edition
~15
miles of open ocean
Out & back
San Clemente Pier, both ways
LA↔SD
the race in between
The first Paddle San Clemente: an ~15-mile out-and-back from the San Clemente Pier, south past Trestles toward San Onofre and back. First-timers alongside seasoned open-ocean racers. Come be part of year one.
From the water
The gallery
Full-res photos from race morning, find your shot, download it free, and share it. Sharing them is the best way to grow next year's field.
Presented by a board builder
We can build your prone.
The race is put on by Lundquist Surfboards, so the boards are made here too. 12', 14', or unlimited, shaped to your weight and your dims. Want one under you at next year's start?
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