Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 PDT
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Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 4AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
S
1
W
Period(s) (?)12121215151515151414141413131313131313131313156
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)685534345555767571656446466362616161616060563873
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
SW
5
NW
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscrossglasscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
1.57
8:55AM
1.60
9:20PM
1.65
9:33AM
1.51
9:44PM
1.70
10:10AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:14AM
0.09
3:25PM
-0.07
3:50AM
-0.01
3:50PM
0.05
4:25AM
-0.07
4:13PM
0.18
Mon
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:35---
Sunset-------7:07-------7:07-------7:08
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C181817171718191918181818171818171717161616161616
Feels °C (?)181918181717181919191817161615131516151515121212
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