Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 3AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 499 | 499 | 492 | 360 | 424 | 355 | 346 | 346 | 476 | 463 | 586 | 569 | 447 | 361 | 361 | 317 | 317 | 312 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:38AM0.87m | 4:51PM1.55m | 7:42AM0.93m | 5:47PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM0.41m | 9:57AM0.75m | 1:04AM0.27m | 11:10AM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 499 | 499 | 492 | 360 | 424 | 355 | 346 | 346 | 476 | 463 | 586 | 569 | 159 | 159 | 127 | 124 | 121 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 74 | 54 | 54 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 102 | 187 | 121 | 72 | 110 | 147 | 447 | 361 | 361 | 317 | 317 | 312 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 26 |
| kJ | 12 | 44 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 68 | 20 | 19 | 33 | 162 | 95 | 93 | 55 | 32 | 31 | 105 | 237 | 171 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 214 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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