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 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
22.3°C
2.0° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 6AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.6
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
568
1189
1189
996
900
885
759
797
771
625
536
366
234
212
204
204
200
164
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State
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-off
glassy
High Tide
6:06PM1.82m
8:08AM1.33m
7:05PM1.93m
8:36AM1.45m
7:55PM2.00m
Low Tide
1:48AM-0.16m
1:19PM0.69m
2:28AM-0.23m
2:10PM0.51m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:06
7:05
 mm
1
Temp °C
28
27
24
24
24
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
26
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
27
27
24
25
25
27
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
24
25
25
26
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