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 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
22.2° C
2.9° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 2PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
1
W
9
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.5
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
136
113
154
154
194
249
152
152
148
115
130
127
173
171
206
203
203
169
154
160
148
144
181
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:42AM1.30m
9:43PM2.21m
11:22AM1.36m
10:31PM2.12m
12:03PM1.40m
11:18PM1.95m
Low Tide
3:48PM0.57m
5:12AM-0.50m
4:39PM0.53m
5:53AM-0.40m
5:32PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:58
7:57
7:57
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
21
21
20
20
22
22
23
21
23
22
22
22
23
21
22
21
21
19
19
19
21
18
19
19
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