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 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
22.6°C
2.5° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)--
Afternoon (27 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)11s

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 Fri morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
S
11
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
486
390
358
281
255
204
361
193
286
130
167
162
192
243
350
169
113
165
322
640
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
8:49PM1.89m
9:50AM1.44m
9:21PM1.87m
10:13AM1.52m
9:54PM1.81m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.55m
3:55AM-0.10m
3:34PM0.45m
4:19AM-0.07m
4:09PM0.37m
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:21
7:20
7:19
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
25
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
25
25
28
25
24
25
25
26
25
25
25
26
27
28
27
28
27
27
28
27
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