Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.80° N 117.26° W

Issued: 4 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach sea temperature is
20.1° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crystal Pier and Pacific Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)--
Afternoon (27 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (27 Jun)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.9
W
10
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
405
381
371
367
367
367
299
299
295
276
266
258
212
212
212
215
212
169
167
134
130
130
132
159
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:11PM1.81m
10:13AM1.09m
8:46PM1.84m
10:43AM1.11m
9:19PM1.85m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.77m
3:55AM-0.16m
2:46PM0.76m
4:27AM-0.19m
3:21PM0.74m
4:59AM-0.20m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
18
Feels °C
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
14
16
17
18
15
16
15
16
16
15
16
17
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
6
0.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
405
381
371
367
56
64
75
79
103
131
127
131
153
127
130
122
130
106
164
125
127
125
37
128
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
9
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
38
2
2
367
367
299
299
295
276
266
258
212
212
212
215
212
169
167
130
130
130
132
159
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
19
0.1
S
8
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
2
4
4
4
2
15
1
23
1
1
1
1
11
10
22
11
21
24
97
134
97
60
32
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.7
W
6
Energy kJ
36
46
54
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
15
864
194
15
15
15
15
15
154
64
8
15
15
15
8
130
154
224
64
6
8
42
15
15
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
9
5
9
6
6
7
6
5
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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