Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 349 | 280 | 288 | 357 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 367 | 367 | 288 | 318 | 313 | 277 | 277 | 140 | 140 | 145 | 232 | 183 | 142 | 136 | 136 | 113 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:12PM2.07m | 9:18AM1.16m | 8:04PM2.17m | 10:01AM1.23m | 8:55PM2.23m | 10:42AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM-0.37m | 2:00PM0.68m | 3:46AM-0.49m | 2:55PM0.62m | 4:30AM-0.53m | 3:48PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 349 | 280 | 288 | 357 | 362 | 362 | 362 | 367 | 367 | 288 | 318 | 313 | 277 | 277 | 140 | 140 | 145 | 232 | 183 | 142 | 136 | 136 | 113 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 21 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 94 | 101 | 114 | 133 | 133 | 96 | 25 | 93 | 83 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | SSW 18 | SW 24 | SW 24 | W 24 | WNW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 9 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | W 15 | W 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 16 | WNW 10 | S 12 | SW 19 | W 15 | S 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 60 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 45 | 45 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 96 | 133 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 96 | 19 | 26 | 154 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 214 | 15 |
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