Imperial Beach Surf and Wind Quality by Season (CAL – San Diego County, USA)

The charts below show frequency of occurrence of a certain swell or wind in Imperial Beach, broken down by both direction and strength (wave height).

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

Seasonal Imperial Beach Swell and Wind Distribution

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The rose diagram illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from differen... (show all text)

The graph shows the range of swells directed at Imperial Beach through an average north... (show all text)

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The rose diagram shows the range of swells directed at Imperial Beach over a normal nor... (show all text)

The rose diagram illustrates how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from differen... (show all text)

The graph shows the range of swells directed at Imperial Beach over a normal northern h... (show all text)

You can also compare this with Imperial Beach swell conditioned on favourable winds.

Also see overall Imperial Beach surf quality charts (on the guide page) and Imperial Beach surf quality by month.