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: 4 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
24.0°C
3.9° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 9AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Evening (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
243
350
169
181
165
322
640
763
763
648
581
567
653
644
636
612
581
485
424
418
407
341
419
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
W
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
NNE
15
WSW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:13AM1.52m
9:54PM1.81m
10:38AM1.60m
10:30PM1.69m
11:04AM1.66m
Low Tide
4:19AM-0.07m
4:09PM0.37m
4:43AM-0.01m
4:47PM0.31m
5:07AM0.10m
5:29PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:17
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
28
28
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
29
27
25
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
22
22
22
23
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