San Clemente Beach Disappears Under Wildfire Smoke Cloud

San Clemente, California – Thick smoke from the Norte Fire spread over the San Clemente coastline on October 16, 2026, drifting past homes and a long pier and out over the ocean.

The first video, filmed from a rooftop shortly before 1 p.m., shows a large grey and brown plume rising from behind a tree-lined hill above several large homes. As the camera pans left, it reveals the beach, the pier and the smoke spreading out over the water.