Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 219 | 216 | 229 | 286 | 440 | 529 | 591 | 573 | 505 | 494 | 486 | 390 | 358 | 281 | 255 | 204 | 361 | 193 | 303 | 233 | 225 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:11AM1.29m | 8:17PM1.85m | 9:29AM1.36m | 8:49PM1.89m | 9:50AM1.44m | 9:21PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.65m | 3:31AM-0.09m | 3:01PM0.55m | 3:55AM-0.10m | 3:34PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 219 | 181 | 229 | 286 | 440 | 529 | 591 | 573 | 505 | 494 | 486 | 390 | 358 | 281 | 255 | 204 | 361 | 193 | 303 | 233 | 225 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 139 | 216 | 211 | 208 | 171 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 203 | 201 | 193 | 110 | 136 | 171 | 169 | 142 | 108 | 103 | 130 | 128 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | S 12 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 77 | 18 | 132 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 130 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 148 | 0 | 0 |
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