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: 10 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
22.1°C
1.9° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 2PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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 Tue morning, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
3
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SW
9
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
275
212
208
208
225
164
130
165
211
214
264
267
273
277
342
394
448
437
432
416
411
411
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:36AM1.45m
7:55PM2.00m
9:04AM1.57m
8:40PM1.99m
9:33AM1.66m
9:23PM1.92m
Low Tide
2:10PM0.51m
3:03AM-0.24m
2:54PM0.35m
3:36AM-0.19m
3:37PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:05
7:02
7:01
 mm
Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
24
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
25
25
25
25
27
25
25
26
25
25
25
26
26
24
22
23
24
23
23
23
23
22
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