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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 27 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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.5°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 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131313131212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16716712863881421421421188584827810410410310173727171696955
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
0
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40PM
1.23
6:34AM
1.58
8:07PM
1.35
7:28AM
1.64
8:32PM
1.47
8:14AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01AM
0.61
1:52PM
-0.21
1:52AM
0.41
2:28PM
-0.21
2:35AM
0.23
2:58PM
-0.16
Fri
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:39---
Sunset-------7:06-------7:06-------7:07
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161718181821212119181919192121211918181818191919
Feels °C (?)151718171620191817161818191918191818181918191818
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