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 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
22.0°C
1.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (06 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SSW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1.1
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
989
1122
979
1058
922
965
568
1189
1189
996
900
871
759
759
658
594
573
503
493
305
334
288
212
229
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:41AM1.19m
6:06PM1.82m
8:08AM1.33m
7:05PM1.93m
8:36AM1.45m
7:55PM2.00m
Low Tide
1:00AM-0.03m
12:16PM0.87m
1:48AM-0.16m
1:19PM0.69m
2:28AM-0.23m
2:10PM0.51m
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clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:06
7:05
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
23
25
27
28
27
25
23
23
23
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
25
26
Feels °C
24
24
21
23
24
24
25
24
23
24
23
27
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
26
25
26
25
26
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