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 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
23.3°C
3.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.1
S
11
0.6
SW
14
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
361
193
286
130
170
162
192
243
350
169
113
165
322
640
763
763
648
589
574
653
644
636
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:50AM1.44m
9:21PM1.87m
10:13AM1.52m
9:54PM1.81m
10:38AM1.60m
10:30PM1.69m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.45m
4:19AM-0.07m
4:09PM0.37m
4:43AM-0.01m
4:47PM0.31m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:19
7:17
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
23
23
Feels °C
26
26
27
28
26
27
27
27
28
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
24
24
24
25
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