Surf Forecasts:
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 7AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
358 | 281 | 255 | 204 | 361 | 193 | 286 | 130 | 170 | 162 | 192 | 243 | 350 | 169 | 113 | 165 | 322 | 640 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:49PM1.89m | 9:50AM1.44m | 9:21PM1.87m | 10:13AM1.52m | 9:54PM1.81m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55AM-0.10m | 3:34PM0.45m | 4:19AM-0.07m | 4:09PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 17 |
358 | 281 | 255 | 204 | 361 | 193 | 286 | 110 | 170 | 157 | 120 | 108 | 103 | 78 | 106 | 67 | 322 | 640 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 9 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 9 | S 9 | S 8 | WNW 8 | S 8 |
110 | 136 | 171 | 171 | 169 | 110 | 103 | 95 | 128 | 162 | 151 | 243 | 350 | 57 | 74 | 51 | 45 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | S 12 | W 7 | SW 14 | W 7 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 8 | W 7 |
20 | 22 | 15 | 76 | 26 | 132 | 23 | 130 | 21 | 23 | 192 | 87 | 87 | 169 | 113 | 165 | 50 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 62 | 62 | 6 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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