Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Imperial Beach today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Imperial Beach at 2PM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Imperial Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 289 | 323 | 455 | 444 | 434 | 414 | 396 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 587 | 580 | 573 | 558 | 537 | 608 | 523 | 387 | 496 | 485 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:59AM1.58m | 7:48PM1.69m | 8:26AM1.69m | 8:32PM1.65m | 8:53AM1.78m | 9:13PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50PM0.35m | 2:10AM0.02m | 2:31PM0.19m | 2:39AM0.10m | 3:10PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 295 | 289 | 289 | 237 | 229 | 208 | 333 | 396 | 390 | 302 | 291 | 587 | 580 | 573 | 308 | 308 | 608 | 254 | 254 | 496 | 443 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 138 | 255 | 323 | 455 | 444 | 434 | 414 | 390 | 515 | 508 | 508 | 128 | 242 | 247 | 558 | 537 | 238 | 523 | 387 | 198 | 184 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 5 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | S 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 260 | 116 | 78 | 69 | 9 | 50 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 42 | 93 | 22 | 181 | 404 | 404 | 180 | 175 | 256 | 485 | 485 | 480 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 9 | — | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 40 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 239 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
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