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Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 3PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 13 | W 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | |
30 | 30 | 50 | 42 | 29 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 97 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:03AM1.35m | 8:16PM1.70m | 8:47AM1.30m | 8:40PM1.76m | 9:27AM1.24m | 9:04PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15PM0.15m | 3:05AM-0.02m | 2:42PM0.25m | 3:40AM-0.11m | 3:07PM0.36m | 4:14AM-0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | 7:30 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 11 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 60 | 59 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 36 | 51 | 51 | 64 | 73 | 97 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 23 | 23 | 57 | 56 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 50 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 42 | 42 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 631 | 631 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 15 | 154 | 219 | 64 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 298 | 269 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 0 |
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