Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 PST
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Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
16.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 7PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)131313121817161615151414141413131314141313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)168166163153158293251318470428405320320320259272163302297284280219209151
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
W
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
1.01
6:31AM
1.71
8:38PM
1.05
7:08AM
1.78
9:00PM
1.10
7:43AM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:47PM
-0.06
12:29AM
0.77
2:18PM
-0.16
1:10AM
0.73
2:47PM
-0.23
1:46AM
0.67
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset-5:04-------5:05-------5:06------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201921222121202122201919191818192020181819181920
Feels °C (?)181719201818161818171717171615161717161617161718
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