Imperial Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.59° N 117.13° W

Issued: 4 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Imperial Beach sea temperature is
18.4° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Imperial Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Imperial Beach today (10 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Imperial Beach at 12AM is: 1.6m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)--
Afternoon (10 Jun)5ft (1.5m)18s
Evening (10 Jun)5ft (1.6m)18s

Table - waves today at Imperial Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
19
1.5
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1515
1373
1518
1585
1501
1687
1467
1351
1077
1064
1051
1051
1038
1038
894
860
669
631
631
631
631
660
651
529
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:32PM1.47m
6:00AM1.00m
6:09PM1.63m
7:13AM1.02m
6:49PM1.80m
8:16AM1.06m
Low Tide
00:18AM0.38m
11:25AM0.42m
1:12AM0.11m
12:12PM0.50m
2:02AM-0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:54
7:55
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
18
18
18
20
21
21
19
19
18
18
19
21
21
22
20
20
19
19
20
23
Feels °C
18
19
18
20
19
19
18
19
20
21
19
20
18
18
20
21
20
22
20
21
20
20
21
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
19
1.5
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
18
1.7
SSW
18
1.6
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
17
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
16
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1515
1373
1518
1585
1501
1687
1467
1351
1077
1064
1051
1051
1038
1038
894
860
669
631
631
631
631
660
651
529
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
1
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
10
Energy kJ
133
137
94
84
94
75
77
79
84
135
156
147
147
150
160
170
191
152
146
116
104
104
78
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.4
SW
13
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
22
0.2
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
Energy kJ
87
83
9
9
42
6
6
6
8
8
8
7
24
25
25
5
9
38
75
75
75
75
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
153
179
244
34
32
34
30
32
153
179
397
30
0
0
12
12
12
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Rating
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4
4
4
4
3
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4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
4
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4
4
3
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
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