Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Imperial Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Imperial Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Imperial Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 126 | 231 | 217 | 197 | 197 | 199 | 210 | 276 | 311 | 255 | 246 | 235 | 173 | 270 | 270 | 330 | 384 | 322 | 260 | 257 | 251 | 256 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:39AM1.12m | 7:09PM1.60m | 8:53AM1.18m | 7:46PM1.70m | 9:11AM1.24m | 8:20PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.12m | 12:57PM0.88m | 2:23AM0.03m | 1:35PM0.77m | 2:49AM-0.02m | 2:09PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 222 | 26 | 40 | 60 | 58 | 181 | 187 | 210 | 276 | 215 | 215 | 246 | 235 | 154 | 141 | 270 | 330 | 384 | 322 | 260 | 173 | 173 | 256 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 6 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | WNW 6 | S 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 96 | 231 | 98 | 135 | 197 | 40 | 27 | 29 | 311 | 255 | 17 | 106 | 173 | 270 | 173 | 173 | 126 | 126 | 173 | 257 | 140 | 29 | 232 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | S 16 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 5 | W 6 | S 14 | SSW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 130 | 126 | 95 | 217 | 197 | 18 | 199 | 199 | 255 | 21 | 22 | 107 | 56 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 251 | 248 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | — | — | — | 85 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 244 | 12 | 0 |
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