Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.80° N 117.26° W

Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
22.4° C
2.4° 

Crystal Pier and Pacific 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 Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
350
350
350
350
350
297
248
245
241
234
231
299
208
211
214
135
132
245
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:32AM1.32m
1:00PM1.58m
1:30AM1.08m
1:42PM1.53m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.38m
6:46AM0.39m
8:01PM0.43m
7:11AM0.60m
9:23PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
19
20
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
21
20
21
20
21
21
21
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
23
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest