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 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
23.2° C
3.1° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
344
287
273
262
255
263
258
255
375
370
742
659
574
432
567
560
560
553
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:18PM2.01m
11:17AM1.59m
11:01PM1.82m
11:51AM1.62m
Low Tide
5:17AM-0.20m
5:17PM0.32m
5:49AM-0.03m
6:06PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:35
7:34
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
23
21
21
22
23
23
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
20
19
20
20
20
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