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 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
22.0°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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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)
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
342
394
448
443
498
416
411
411
411
406
400
395
370
365
365
301
301
251
248
248
203
200
162
125
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:33AM1.66m
9:23PM1.92m
10:01AM1.74m
10:04PM1.78m
10:29AM1.78m
10:45PM1.60m
Low Tide
3:36AM-0.19m
3:37PM0.23m
4:06AM-0.08m
4:19PM0.15m
4:35AM0.06m
5:01PM0.12m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:01
7:00
6:59
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
23
24
25
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
21
21
20
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
26
25
26
26
24
24
24
24
22
23
22
22
22
24
25
24
23
23
21
21
20
21
20
22
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