
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 6AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
516 | 522 | 588 | 575 | 555 | 530 | 448 | 667 | 581 | 719 | 539 | 525 | 465 | 483 | 546 | 521 | 600 | 934 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55AM0.91m | 3:16PM1.65m | 7:14AM1.05m | 4:51PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM0.26m | 7:16AM0.91m | 11:54PM0.12m | 10:35AM0.98m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 |
516 | 522 | 588 | 575 | 555 | 530 | 448 | 667 | 581 | 719 | 539 | 525 | 465 | 483 | 546 | 521 | 600 | 934 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 |
84 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 142 | 132 | 167 | 167 | 209 | 219 | 277 | 350 | 350 | 416 | 421 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | NW 9 |
34 | 35 | 96 | 94 | 56 | 72 | 72 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 40 | 63 | 58 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | — |
23 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 154 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
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