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 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
21.9° C
2.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
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
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
489
489
358
349
322
314
309
309
309
309
309
314
314
314
318
349
280
288
297
362
362
362
367
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:23PM1.78m
7:26AM0.96m
6:18PM1.93m
8:29AM1.06m
7:12PM2.07m
9:18AM1.16m
Low Tide
1:19AM0.04m
11:53AM0.71m
2:12AM-0.19m
1:00PM0.72m
3:01AM-0.37m
2:00PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:59
7:59
7:59
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
Feels °C
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
19
18
18
19
19
17
18
19
20
19
19
20
21
21
19
19
21
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